Friday Face

Gene Expression
By Razib Khan
Mar 4, 2011 2:22 PMNov 20, 2019 12:42 AM

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Since I posted about facial composites last week, I need to mention this, The most typical face on the planet:

The researchers conclude that a male, 28-year-old Han Chinese man is the most typical person on the planet. There are 9 million of them. The image above is a composite of nearly 200,000 photos of men who fit that description.

Click through to see what the face looks like.

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