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Advances in Fingerprinting

See how how today’s technology goes far beyond analyzing lines and swirls in a fingerprint

Aired 11/23/2022

QED With Dr. B

Advances in Fingerprinting

Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 6m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

See how how today’s technology goes far beyond analyzing lines and swirls in a fingerprint

Simona Francese, Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry at Sheffield Hallam University, explains how today’s technology goes far beyond analyzing lines and swirls in a fingerprint. It can now also detect molecules that provide information about drug use, age, dietary habits, and actions preceding the crime.

Aired 11/23/2022

QED With Dr. B is a local public television program presented by WOSU

Support for QED with Dr. B is provided by Battelle, American Electric Power Foundation, Bath & Body Works Foundation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and William and Diane Dawson Foundation.

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QED With Dr. B is a local public television program presented by WOSU

Support for QED with Dr. B is provided by Battelle, American Electric Power Foundation, Bath & Body Works Foundation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and William and Diane Dawson Foundation.

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