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Fingerprints are as fascinating as the iris, a part of the eye. Just as the iris, they can be used to identify someone. That is why they are crucial when applying for a national identification card ...

ALTHOUGH the heritability of the patterns on fingers and palms was pointed out by Sir Francis Galton 1 in 1892 and soon put to wide use in physical anthropology, little agreement has been reached to ...

Biometrics is a technology that uses a human’s biological features, such as facial characteristics, fingerprint patterns, retina, DNA or behaviors (voice and signature) to authenticate a person’s ...