Principal Component Analyses (PCA)-based findings in population genetic studies are highly biased and must be reevaluated

E Elhaik - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a multivariate analysis that reduces the
complexity of datasets while preserving data covariance. The outcome can be visualized on …

Shared heritability of human face and brain shape

S Naqvi, Y Sleyp, H Hoskens, K Indencleef… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Evidence from model organisms and clinical genetics suggests coordination between the
develo** brain and face, but the role of this link in common genetic variation remains …

Genetic variants underlying differences in facial morphology in East Asian and European populations

M Zhang, S Wu, S Du, W Qian, J Chen, L Qiao… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Facial morphology—a conspicuous feature of human appearance—is highly heritable.
Previous studies on the genetic basis of facial morphology were performed mainly in …

Ancestry testing of “Old Tom,” a killer whale central to mutualistic interactions with human whalers

IM Reeves, JA Totterdell, EL Betty… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cooperative hunting between humans and killer whales (Orcinus orca) targeting baleen
whales was reported in Eden, New South Wales, Australia, for almost a century. By 1928 …

Collaborative analysis of genomic data: vision and challenges

S Jafarbeiki, R Gaire, A Sakzad… - 2021 IEEE 7th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The cost of DNA sequencing has resulted in a surge of genetic data being utilised to
improve scientific research, clinical procedures, and healthcare delivery in recent years …

Quantitative analysis of facial shape in children to support respirator design

C Nemeth, H Hoskens, G Wilson, M Jones… - Applied Ergonomics, 2025 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need for respiratory protection against airborne
pathogens. Respirator options for children are limited, and existing designs do not consider …

Exploring regional aspects of 3D facial variation within European individuals

F Wilke, N Herrick, H Matthews, H Hoskens, S Singh… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Facial ancestry can be described as variation that exists in facial features that are shared
amongst members of a population due to environmental and genetic effects. Even within …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic information insecurity as state of the art

GJ Schumacher, S Sawaya, D Nelson… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Genetic information is being generated at an increasingly rapid pace, offering advances in
science and medicine that are paralleled only by the threats and risk present within the …

Matching 3D facial shape to demographic properties by geometric metric learning: a part-based approach

SS Mahdi, N Nauwelaers, P Joris… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Face recognition is a widely accepted biometric identifier, as the face contains a lot of
information about the identity of a person. The goal of this study is to match the 3D face of an …

3D facial matching by spiral convolutional metric learning and a biometric fusion-net of demographic properties

SS Mahdi, N Nauwelaers, P Joris… - 2020 25th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Face recognition is a widely accepted biometric verification tool, as the face contains a lot of
information about the identity of a person. In this study, a 2-step neural-based pipeline is …