Sticky Fingers Leaves Credible Biometric Evidence

Stick Fingers

Sticky fingers leaves credible biometric evidence is the subject of the how humans and animals develop fingerprints, use fingerprints, and leave fingerprints behind as markers in places that they touch. The article discusses research done to legitimize its uniqueness and how it has become one of most widely use method to identify individuals. Other biometric identification methods like dental records, iris scans, DNA or genetic markers, face and gait recognition are mentioned. The author also touches on the changes in the structure of fingerprints and how different diseases can affect this structure, but still not affect its uniqueness from individual to individual. This article provides interesting material which can be very exciting to youngsters and which can be taught in interesting ways ¾for example, it can be introduced to elementary students via a detective fact finding mission, so that they are encourage to participate and learn about the subject as they are involved in the activity. I suggest you take a look at this article.

Reference: Judson, Olivia. "Sticky Fingers." Natural History. Dec. 2008 /Jan. 2009. Vol. 117, Iss. 10, p. 16-20.

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