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“Methods of analysis” (above) is part of an exhibit in the new £50m Wellcome wing of the Science Museum, opened last week by the Queen. It will form part of a section known as “Live Science,” in which scientists will use the wing as a base for carrying out research. Professor David Hopkinson of University College London, who is looking at the genetics of facial features, will analyse the faces of visitors to the museum.

The wing also includes a 450 seat IMAX cinema and a suite of six specially created exhibitions covering key scientific topics, including genetics, digital technology, biomedicine and artificial intelligence. It aims to break down barriers between the public and the world of science by asking visitors for their opinions and feelings. Through art installations devised by some of the world's leading artists it also tries to make visitors look at science from a new perspective.