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Simona Francese: Your fingerprints reveal more than you think
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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.
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TED.com
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;forensics;crime;science;human body;technology;criminal justice;molecular biology;TED2017;2018
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