South African researchers have developed a new fingerprint classification and recognition technique, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said on Wednesday. “The structural ...

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 ...

In The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, readers are immersed in a detailed exploration of the classification and utilization of ...

Poor old Henry Faulds. In 1880, he had a great idea, but no one would pay attention, even after he published it in a scientific journal. With plenty of evidence to support him, Faulds believed that by ...

The fingerprint: everyone has it, and — more importantly — each person has a unique version of it. And, thanks to the popularity of whodunits and potboilers, everyone knows how crucial a role it plays ...