Shark CSI: conserving sharks through genetic investigation
Christine works with samples from sharks all over the world. Using genetic techniques she can answer questions about the health of specific shark populations, and establish relationships between shark litters and their parents.
Christine Testerman
My fascination with biology started when I was a young girl. My father, a nuclear physicist, was gardening one spring day and struck and killed a mole. Not wanting to waste an educational opportunity, he brought the mole into the garage and dissected it for my younger brother and me. I was immediately curious about how all the organs worked and wanted to know more. My first ‘scientific’ studies started a few years later when I began colour-breeding experiments with mice. We lived in Minnesota, USA, far from any oceans, so my parents did not have to put up with...