This interview text for year 6 and P7, linking to the topic evolution and inheritance and biological systems, explains the job of a lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology. Dr Konstantina Drosou studies DNA from Egyptian mummies to understand more about the people of ancient Egypt, their relationships and their health. She describes what she does in a normal day, the most exciting moment in her career and how science helps her to uncover what life was like in the past.
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