School Break Bio!: Dust Away Crime

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Appropriate for ages 13-16.

In the late 1800’s, anthropologist Francis Galton established that the microscopic ridges and valleys on the pads of our fingers make uniquely identifiable patterns. In the early 1900’s, scientists and criminologists began to realize that fingerprints could be used in criminal investigation, linking evidence to suspects. In these labs, learn more about fingerprint collection, differentiation and analysis.