Males and females leave different levels and compositions of amino acids in their fingerprints. Previous studies had used the amino acid composition in fingerprints to differentiate between the two, ...

Past psychology research suggests that different people display characteristic patterns of spontaneous thought, emotions and ...

Now, a paper published February 9 in Cell has solved the mystery, revealing not only the process by which fingerprints are formed, but also the genes responsible. And, it turns out, our distinctive ...

Is there an evolutionary reason for fingerprints (like there is for why we blush)? Or is it just a weird fact about the human body? “They certainly don’t tell you anything about your ...

Other animals have bumps and ridges that correspond to human fingerprints, although humans can move their fingers with greater dexterity, Loeb said. There is evidence that these mechanical and ...

This figure shows human fingerprint patterns are grouped into three types: arch, whorl and loop. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

In our study, we compared these connectivity fingerprints across the human, chimpanzee, and macaque monkey brain. The chimpanzee is, together with the bonobo, our closest living relative.

to distinguish a live human fingerprint from a fake model and thus, reduce the chances of fingerprint spoofing. There’s a new method that helps crime investigators, which is based on Matrix-Assisted ...

Like human fingerprints, no two Silicon Fingerprints are the same. The technology may also be used as a substitute for barcoding in certain applications. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Our Attribution Science and Climate Fingerprints program uses statistical methods to quantify whether and to what extent human-caused climate change altered the likelihood of specific weather events.

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...