/oss/taxonomy/term/3982/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/you-inherit-part-your-fingerprint-your-parents <p>Our fingerprints are a one-of-a-kind pattern, so unique to an individual that even identical twins don’t share them. And yet I’m here to tell you that you inherit part of your fingerprint from your parents. Huh?</p> <p>If you look closely at your fingerprints, you’ll notice that their patterns are one of three main types: loops, whorls or arches.</p> Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:22:30 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7836 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/koalas-have-fingerprints-just-humans <p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/koalas-make-a-monkey-out-of-the-police-1313275.html">In 1975</a> police took fingerprints from six chimpanzees and two orangutans housed at zoos in England. They weren’t just looking for a unique souvenir; they were testing to see if any unsolved crimes could be the fault of these banana-eating miscreants.</p> <p>While these primates ended up being as innocent as they seemed, the police did determine that their fingerprints were indistinguishable from a human’s without careful inspection.</p> Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:14:53 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7835 at /oss