# Your fingerprints reveal more than you think

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2018
- Speaker: Simona Francese
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/simona_francese_your_fingerprints_reveal_more_than_you_think)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Our fingerprints are what make us unique -- but they're also home to a world of information hidden in molecules that reveal our actions, lifestyles and routines. In this riveting talk, chemist Simona Francese shows how she studies these microscopic traces using mass spectrometry, a technology that analyzes fingerprints in previously impossible detail, and demonstrates how this cutting-edge forensic science can help police catch criminals. (Note: This talk contains descriptions of sexual violence.)

## Lectures

1. [Your fingerprints reveal more than you think](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/simona_francese_your_fingerprints_reveal_more_than_you_think/b44301fc4b09), 10 min (TED's player)