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Mute Witness: Forensic Sketches From Nothing But DNA

Posted by timothy on from the why-is-your-yearbook-too-squishy? dept.

First time accepted submitter Todd Palin (1402501) writes "Researchers at Penn State university are trying to reconstruct images of faces based only on a DNA sample of the individual. As far out as this sounds, they did a pretty good job at matching the actual appearance of the faces. This is a pretty good start on a whole new use for DNA samples. Imagine a mug shot of a rapist based only on a DNA sample."

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  1. If its true then DNA is useless in foresnsics by Rockoon · · Score: -1, Troll

    "We produced a mugshot based on the perpetrators DNA, then arrested 500 people that looked like that. All 500 peoples DNA matched"

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    "His name was James Damore."