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10. Portraits Derive from DNA: this will give a whole new dimension to criminal investigation
A PhD student, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, creates 3D print portraits from the DNA found cigarette butts and chewing gum on the street.
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From each piece of evidence she collects she samples the DNA is extracted. For the sequencing specific genomic regions are focused. The sequences are then entered into a computer program, which constructs a model of the face of the person to whom the sample belongs to. The process they’ve used typically gives them a 25-year-old version of the person. They have even gone as far as having the model 3D printed as life size portrait.