Get a grip! Blistering new evidence on why we have fingerprints
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 12:49
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fingerprints do not help primates grip, as previously thought, scientists have discovered. They actually reduce the friction needed to hold onto flat surfaces. Now Dr Roland Ennos and his team at The University of Manchester are trying to find out: why do we have them?