Controversial Study Predicts What People Look Like From Their DNA

Controversial Study Predicts What People Look Like From Their DNA

“As the cost of sequencing DNA goes down more and more, people’s genome data is being collected for research and personalized medicine. This data is often anonymized by decoupling it from other identifying information, but a biotech company says its algorithms can use your genome to build a computer-generated image of your face.

The claims have been hotly contested, but the authors of the paper say the results could have both potential law enforcement applications and significant privacy implications…”

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https://singularityhub.com/2017/09/12/controversial-study-predicts-what-people-look-like-from-their-dna/

https://singularityhub.com/2017/09/12/controversial-study-predicts-what-people-look-like-from-their-dna/