homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Construction


Subscriber content preview

July 2, 2010

Strange But True!

Q. Do people ever lose their fingerprints?

A. Even just a bad case of poison ivy can do this, though the skin will usually replace itself eventually, Edward Richards of Louisiana State University told Katherine Harmon in Scientific American magazine. Frequent losers are bricklayers who wear down print ridges or people working with lime or paper-pushing secretaries. Because skin loses elasticity with age, many older folks have muted prints.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.



Previous columns:



Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.