Police may one day be able to reconstruct the shape of a
suspect's face from their DNA. The possibility is drawing closer thanks to
identification of five genes that contribute to facial shape and features.
DNA tests for predicting eye, hair and skin colour are
currently available or under development, so identification of genes linked
with facial features could help create a more detailed "Identi-Kit"
picture purely from someone's DNA. But the researchers caution that the genes
they found only have small effects, and are only linked with a limited number
of features, limiting their use until more genes of relevance are found.