Genetics: It's Written On Your Face

The features of your face, just like the color of your eyes, are rooted in your genes—but we still know very little about what portion of the genome makes a face rounder, or what sequence of DNA contains instructions for a prominent brow. In this clip from the 2014 World Science Festival program, "It's All Relatives," journalist Randall Pinkston talks with anthropologist and geneticist Mark Shriver, who has been investigating the way that genes shape the features of our face using high-tech imaging and software.

Watch the Full Program Here: https://youtu.be/wmP6qhPe83I
Original Program Date: May 29, 2014
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