Professor looks at DNA to answer life's questions

Ripan Malhi is the kind of guy who you think might pop up as a character in the various permutations of a TV drama about crime scene investigation.

The co-founder, chief executive officer and research director of Trace Genetics, a genetic ancestry company, has been a DNA expert witness in court cases nationally.

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