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21st Sep 2009

Why do we have fingerprints?

Diana O'Carroll

Fingerprint

Just what is the point to all those ridges and furrows set into our fingers, toes, palms and soles? We do some detective work on the answer. Plus, we ask how sharks make blood when they have bones made from cartilage.

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