Australian Police To Use DNA To Predict Gender, Race, Facial Features

Australian Police To Use DNA To Predict Gender, Race, Facial Features
Australian Federal Police will see increased forensics capabilities. Zorandim75/Adobe Stock
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are using a groundbreaking tech that will grant the ability to predict traits of criminals solely from DNA left at a crime scene when no matching records are found.

The AFP will be the first Australian law enforcement agency to use the new technology, allowing for crime scene analysts to narrow down individuals by looking at unchangeable qualities found in DNA—including gender, biogeographical ancestry, eye colour, and, soon, hair colour.

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