Fingerprint Biometrics Services

04/19/2017

04/10/2017

04/09/2017

If someone is issued an identification card, a sample of their DNA is not taken. That would actually be considered a violation of someone’s privacy in many jurisdictions.

What people are willing to do, however, is record their fingerprints so they can get an ID or have a background check completed so they can get a job. Because there are literally thousands of fingerprints that are added to the global registries every day, the fingerprint is widely considered the most effective crime catcher of any identification method.

04/08/2017

So far, we’re aware of only a few non-human animals with unique fingerprints, such as gorillas, chimpanzees, and koalas. Given apes’ and koalas’ arboreal lifestyles, scientists suspect fingerprints evolved as a consequence of living in trees.

The fingerprints of koalas are so similar to humans’ that even experts have trouble telling them apart. We haven’t heard of anyone blaming their misdeeds on a koala yet, but it’s probably just a matter of time.

04/07/2017

Human skin has several layers, and each layer has sub-layers. A developing fetus is constantly straining and stretching these layers, which can snag on each other.

Scientists believe fingerprints form when the bottom layer of the epidermis grows at a different rate than the rest of the skin, causing it to buckle and tug on the dermis.

Your fingerprints are made up of several skin layers twisted together, kind of like a soft-serve swirl!