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DNA Detectives Season 2: Episode 1 features WhiteFeather with NZ Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern

Writer: WhiteFeather Hunter
WhiteFeather Hunter
Nov 7, 2017
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NZTV aired the first episode of its new season on November 7, with a feature on WhiteFeather as part of the journey of New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern as she travels the world to meet some of her genetic relatives. WhiteFeather, an unknown cousin to Ardern, hosts Jacinda at the Speculative Life BioLab at the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Techology at Concordia University in Montreal, where she works as the Interim Principal Investigator and Technician. WhiteFeather shares her biotextile research with Jacinda as part of the visit to the lab.

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