Woman, 76, gets her voice back after scientists used Tipping Point appearance to reconstruct voice

Woman, 76, gets her voice back after scientists used her appearance on TV game show as a guide to how she speaks Helen Whitelaw appeared on ITV’s Tipping Point in 2019, winning almost £3,000 Year later, she was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, affecting her speech But engineers have now used show footage to capture … Read more

Scientists reconstruct the faces of two people from Edinburgh who lived 700 years ago

Meet Edinburgh’s Medieval residents! Scientists reconstruct the faces of two people living in the Scottish capital 700 years ago based on an analysis of their skulls ‘Forensic artists’ used handheld 3D scanners to build up digital versions of skulls These formed the basis for lifelike images of the two former Edinburgh residents Both died aged … Read more

Shape of human teeth can help to reconstruct genetic relationships

Shape of human TEETH can reveal the owner’s genetic history and could be used to identify people in forensic investigations and trace the evolution of our species using fossils Researchers assessed different traits of teeth and their combinations  Found links between physical characteristics and genetic links in other studies   Claim teeth can be used to … Read more