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The Darwinian Police Sketch

With crime-fighting software inspired by evolution, a picture is worth a thousand . . . other pictures

As often happens during a crime, a victim gets only a brief glance at the assailant. Later, when police ask him for a description of the perpetrator, he
has trouble recalling details. But now, with new identification software developed by

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