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TED Talks: Season 2018

2018x262 Simona Francese: Your fingerprints reveal more than you think
TV-PG

  • 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 15m
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Our fingerprints are what make us unique — but they're also home to a world of information hidden in molecules that reveal our actions, lifestyles and routines. In this riveting talk, chemist Simona Francese shows how she studies these microscopic traces using mass spectrometry, a technology that analyzes fingerprints in previously impossible detail, and demonstrates how this cutting-edge forensic science can help police catch criminals. (Note: This talk contains descriptions of sexual violence.)
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