Researchers have developed a new technique which uses DNA analysis to determine how genes influence facial shape. In turn, New Scientist reports, that’s allowing them to generate images that predict what someone looks like from biological samples alone.
The team, from Pennsylvania State University and Catholic University of Leuven, imaged the faces of 600 participants using a stereoscopic camera to create 3D images. They then mapped the surfaces of each face with over 7,000 points, and used statistical analysis to assess how genes, sex and racial ancestry affected the shape of each face.
via Gizmodo
