About Those Fingerprints
Evolution Talk13 Nov 2023

About Those Fingerprints

When it comes to personal IDs, we have many. There's your driver's license, passport, online username, among other human-made forms of proving who you are. Then there are those that nature gave you that's yours and yours alone. Like your DNA. And then there are your fingerprints. Other than leaving incriminating evidence behind if you've committed a crime and weren't careful enough to wipe them away or wear gloves, what are fingerprints good for?

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