Could forensic scientists soon reconstruct the 3D images of facial pictures from DNA at crime scenes?

Published in research in Advanced scienceThe investigators describe their ability to reconstruct 3D view images from DNA data that could have important applications in forensic studies of crime scenes.

Your model, which is referred to as a difface, uses individual DNA nucleotide differences on 3D -in -between clouds or data records that represent the outside area of ​​a face.

In the tested Chinese Han database with 9,674 paired DNA differences and 3D views of view, Diffface showed an excellent performance in the orientation and reconstruction of DNA-to-3D image. In addition, additional information such as age, gender and body mass index in Diffface improved the quality of reconstructed 3D images on the face.

“Surprisingly, Diffface 3D views of individuals could generate exclusively from their DNA data and project their appearance in various future times,” said Co -corresponding author Luonan Chen, Ph.D., the Chinese Academy of Sciences.