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Essays and notes on forensic genetics, research, learning, and building useful systems.
Essays and notes on forensic genetics, wildlife DNA evidence, research, learning systems, and the digital tools I’m building.
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A practical map of the subjects I write about: wildlife forensics, teaching, research work, product thinking, and useful digital systems.
Wildlife ForensicsForensic GeneticsResearch NotesThesis DiaryPostgraduate Research ToolsBuilding in PublicWeb Design and Digital SystemsPersonal Growth
Building in Public2026-07-22
Building Muzica: From an Idea to a Live African Music Platform
The honest story of building Muzica, the technology behind the platform, the production problems I encountered and what the journey taught me about software, business and responsibility.
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Forensic Genetics2026-05-10
What is forensic genetics, and what can DNA evidence actually tell us?
A practical introduction to what forensic genetics can reveal, how DNA evidence is processed, and why interpretation matters as much as the laboratory result.
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Wildlife Forensics2026-05-10
How DNA degradation affects wildlife crime investigations
How environmental exposure, substrate type, processing, mixtures, and marker choice affect what wildlife DNA evidence can responsibly support.
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Postgraduate Research Tools2026-05-10
Building GradWise: the research assistant I wish I had as a postgraduate student
How my own experience with postgraduate research led me to build a platform for organising academic work, reviewing drafts, managing feedback, and making the research process less overwhelming.
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Writing Areas
The themes behind the posts.
The blog gives longer explanations space: scientific methods, MSc research decisions, postgraduate workflow, Life Sciences teaching, and products I am building in public.
mtDNA Barcoding Explained Simply
Thesis Diary: Degraded Blood Evidence
What Processed Wildlife Products Do to Species ID
Building GradWise in Public