New technology lets police link DNA to appearance and ancestry – and it's coming to Australia
- Written by: Caitlin Curtis, Research fellow, The University of Queensland
Helmut Straisil / Pixabay / James Hereward / Caitlin CurtisThe Australian Federal Police recently announced plans to use DNA samples collected at crime scenes to make predictions about potential suspects.
This technology, called forensic “DNA phenotyping”, can reveal a surprising and growing amount of highly personal information from...