This figure shows human fingerprint patterns are grouped into three types: arch, whorl and loop. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

we knew that the reasons behind our fingerprints’ unique pattern of whorls and loops were a long-standing mystery. But in 2022, Headon’s team published a landmark paper in the journal Cell ...

How the unique arrays of swirls, arches, and loops on the tips of our fingers form is a longstanding scientific ... and down near the crease from the first knuckle. As the Turing pattern matures, the ...