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Letter: Genetic image

Published 23 April 2014

From James Barbers

What a fascinating article on reconstructing mugshots from DNA (22 March, p 14). If we are only a decade away from mastering this, how long will it be before we can predict someone’s DNA from a photo? People’s privacy would be severely at risk. Insurers could look at someone’s photo on a social network and make assumptions about their likely health risks, bumping up premiums accordingly.
London, UK

Issue no. 2966 published 26 April 2014

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