Local school students were introduced to research in the School of Life Sciences in a series of Royal Society of Edinburgh Start-up Science Masterclasses. In the final class, the students became wonderfully enthusiastic forensic scientists. Displaying impressive laboratory technique, they used DNA fingerprinting to identify the guilty PhD student whose hair was clutched in the hand of the murdered Professor Sir Philip Cohen.

Thanks to PhD students and staff from the MRC Unit for playing bit-parts in the murder mystery:-

Dr Carol MacKintosh (call me 'Ma'am'), Rob Cartlidge (alias 'Rob the Job'), Barry Wong (alias 'Bazz the Bizz'), Julie Diplexcito (alias 'Judge Julie'), Mirela Delibegovic (alias ' Mirela the Moll'), Mrs Monica Wilson (alias 'Mad Monica') , Mrs Marilyn Hardie (forensic scientist), Dr Bob MacKintosh ('Dr Bob' forensic scientist), Dr Nick Helps (forensic photographer).

....with guest appearance by 'murder victim' Professor Sir Philip Cohen.