IM_YOUR_GOD Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 [/code] Scientists have identified five genes that they believe can be used in facial reconstruction. Researchers have discovered five genes that are partially responsible for our facial appearances. They believe that PRDM16, PAX3, TP63, C5orf50, and COL17A1 are responsible for determining the shape of the human face, citing that three of them have been implicated previously in vertebrate craniofacial development and disease, while the remaining two genes potentially represent novel players in the molecular networks governing facial development. The team analyzed data from 10,000 Europeans, focusing on nine special facial features or “landmarks” from 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging models and eight landmarks in 2D portraits to make the link between the shapes and genes. They found that while the genes do have a role to play in the design, the differences were very minimal. For instance, the largest variation was as a result of TP63 which showed the gap between the centres of each eye socket having a difference of just 9 millimeters. PRDM16 was found to be responsible for the nose width and nose height while PAX3 affects the position of the bridge of the nose. Mark Shriver of the Pennsylvania State University said that while the data was preliminary and incremental, he is also going to publish a paper which studies more than 7000 facial “landmarks” about both Caucasians and Africans, which should bring about more insight into which genes affect the development of which facial features. Given this breakthrough and the fact that other genes can be used to determine hair, skin and eye colour, scientists or even the police may soon be able to reconstruct 3D images of people with just a skin or blood sample, or anything that may have DNA still attached to it. Read the entire research paper here http://www.gophoto.it/view.php?i=http://occupycorporatism.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dna_1.jpeg. http://www.thefuturepost.com/science/dna-c...r-face-759.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtaghost22 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Well, that's really interesting, but is it really needed? i mean, what is it's actual benfits exactly? Edit: Off to read the research paper, maybe it will explain more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Well, that's really interesting, but is it really needed? i mean, what is it's actual benfits exactly?Edit: Off to read the research paper, maybe it will explain more. It will help police be able to identify murder victims, or help find and stop rapists and murderers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp1dell Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Well, that's really interesting, but is it really needed? i mean, what is it's actual benfits exactly? Lets say you find some DNA at a crime scene. It doesn't match the DNA of any of the suspects, oh no! But wait, we can use DNA to get a close estimate on what this person looks like! Well sh*t, how fantastic is that!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Well, that's really interesting, but is it really needed? i mean, what is it's actual benfits exactly?Edit: Off to read the research paper, maybe it will explain more. It will help police be able to identify murder victims, or help find and stop rapists and murderers. Or create designer babies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn 7 five 11 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Well, that's really interesting, but is it really needed? i mean, what is it's actual benfits exactly?Edit: Off to read the research paper, maybe it will explain more. It will help police be able to identify murder victims, or help find and stop rapists and murderers. Or create designer babies... Or when I get old and my face isn't so great, well I'll simply grow a new one at a lab, a few stitches, and hey presto! I'll be looking like a young Denzel again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
na89340qv0n34b09q340 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 That's a little concerning, now they don't even need to shoot you with a camera, they just ask your doctor to generate as picture of your face and BOOM you're part of the police facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laralist123 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Well this post is interesting... You really explain a good topic and i have no idea about these Genes which are playing important role to creating the face of human.I think this is a good achievement to design 3D picture with the help of blood simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Title is a bit misleading. That it should be possible, in principle, is pretty well known. We have plenty of examples of twins growing up in different environments, meaning we know how much of appearance is genetics. And it's definitely enough to make a recognizable portrait. But are we any closer to that with this development? Not really. Even with hair and eye color only a few loci are known. We can't even get these right in a large fraction of cases. The parameter space for facial structure is quite large to begin with, and with each of these parameters potentially having multiple genes with different loci, identification of five genes is drop in a bucket. Prior to filing a bug against any of my code, please consider this response to common concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now