Friday, March 27, 2009

You can run but you can't hide

WSJ Article: To Sketch a Thief: Genes Draw Likeness of Suspects

The article above describes how scientists are discovering genes that help them determine what you look like from a sample of your DNA. They are identifying genes that indicate your race, skin color, eye color, hair color, face length, face width, nose width, shape of the lips etc. all from just your DNA, basically building a police sketch from your DNA. They hope to use the technology in criminal investigations.

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