The face as folded object: Race and the problems with 'progress' in forensic DNA phenotyping.

doi:10.1177/03063127211035562

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The face as folded object: Race and the problems with 'progress' in forensic DNA phenotyping.

Social studies of science - 1 Dec 2023

Hopman Roos

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Forensic DNA phenotyping (FDP) encompasses a set of technologies aimed at predicting phenotypic characteristics from genotypes. Advocates of FDP present it as the future of forensics, with an ultimate goal of producing complete, individualised facial composites based on DNA. With a focus on individuals and promised advances in technology comes the assumption that modern methods are steadily moving away from...

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Humans
Phenotype
Forensic Genetics
DNA

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PMID: 34338081
DOI: 10.1177/03063127211035562
PMCID: PMC10696901

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