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Police Could Create Image of Suspect's Face From DNA

Posted September 14, 2012 11:03 AM

From New Scientist - Online news:

It may one day be possible to reconstruct the shape of someone's face thanks to identification of genes linked to face shape and features

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09/14/2012 6:21 PM

What if they had plastic surgery, or a disfiguring accident?

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09/14/2012 8:41 PM
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Re: Police Could Create Image of Suspect's Face From DNA

09/15/2012 11:24 AM

It may one day be possible for a web reporter to actually think before writing or pasting a link. Despite repeated failures, hope is still alive.

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