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Radio 4,05 Mar 2021,14 mins

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Blowflies with their ability to smell rotting meat from long distances may be some of the most reviled insects on the planet, but as Erica McAlister discovers, they’ve become central to the surprisingly long tradition of forensic entomology. With contributions from forensic entomologists Martin Hall (Natural History Museum) and Gail Anderson (Simon Fraser University,British Columbia); Daniel Martin Vega, (University of Alcala, Madrid). Producer Adrian Washbourne

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