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IUPUI Scientist Using DNA To Determine Physical Traits

Gretchen Frazee
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Indiana Public Broadcasting

An IUPUI biology professor is developing a technique to determine what someone looks like, based solely on his or her DNA.

The work is being funded by a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Justice over the next three years.

Read more and see a video of the procedure here.