In the study, the authors used Hirisplex to predict hair colour phenotypes in a sample drawn from three European populations.

BBC: Forensic test can predict hair and eye colour from DNA

Predicting phenotypes - outward traits such as hair colour or eye colour - from DNA information is an emerging field in forensics.

BBC: Forensic test can predict hair and eye colour from DNA

In particular, the potential for mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to differentiate into multiple phenotypes - like fat, cartilage and bone - make them ideal building blocks for bone and cartilage tissue engineering in orthopaedics and rheumatology.

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