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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Billboards Use DNA to Identify and Shame Litterers

Billboards Use DNA to Identify and Shame Litterers - D-brief: "If you toss an empty coffee cup or cigarette butt onto the street in Hong Kong, you could find a computer-generated image of your face plastered on a billboard at a bus stop. Thanks to a technique called DNA phenotyping, it’s now possible to digitally sketch a person’s face based on telltale genetic markers, which is a useful tool for criminal investigators and environmental activists alike."

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