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fingerprintingAct of taking an impression of a person's fingerprint. Because each person's fingerprints are unique, fingerprinting is used as a method of identification, especially in police investigations. The standard method of fingerprint classification was developed by Sir Francis Galton and Sir Edward Henry; their system was officially introduced at Scotland Yard in 1901. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation maintains a fingerprint file on more than 250 million people; fingerprints retrieved from a crime scene may be compared with those on file to identify suspects. DNA analysis, which examines regions of DNA unique to each person, is sometimes called DNA fingerprinting. |
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Despite these advances, fingerprinting is not an exact science. Which of the three fingerprinting methods--dusting with baby powder, dusting with salt, or not dusting--lifted the best print? For personal injury attorney Harry Scolinos, the idea to start his own fingerprinting business came from his golfing partner. |
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