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In the most comprehensive analysis to date, researchers found that the shapes of fingerprints—whether they are circular, wavy, or winding—are influenced by the genes responsible for limb development ...

How the unique arrays of swirls, arches, and loops on the tips of our fingers form is a longstanding scientific enigma. Now, a paper published in Cell has solved the mystery, revealing not only the ...

The patterns of skin on your feet are as unique as your fingerprint, and now forensic experts in Japan want to use feet as a new way to identify bodies Former members of Tokyo's metropolitan police ...

Fingerprints are among the most distinctive features of human biology, serving as enduring identifiers for individuals and as windows into genetic and developmental processes. The three major ...

Fingerprints make humans unique, but what about animals? Here's what we know. The post Did You Know? These Animals Have ...