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Fingerprinting

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Fingerprinting
The identification of a chemical, molecule or specific finding by comparing it to others of the same family of chemicals, molecules, or findings
Forensics The identification of a person based on the patterns of arches, loops and whorls on fingers and hands
Molecular biology The profiling of a molecule to detect highly characteristic features
Examples DNA, protein, peptide, and chemical fingerprinting


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Fingerprinting is the most affordable and at the same time the best way to identity a criminal.
Byline: Muhammad Humaidan JEDDAH: In its attempt to speed up the third phase of the fingerprinting project for expatriates, the Passport Directorate is studying the viability of sending more mobile units to locations where large numbers of expatriates work.
He said the problems raised about the biometrics were fundamental and meant that compulsory fingerprinting would embed discrimination at the heart of the ID card scheme.
 
 
 
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