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Science 30 January 2009:
Vol. 323. no. 5914, pp. 572 - 573
DOI: 10.1126/science.323.5914.572b
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NEUROSCIENCE:
Fingerprints Enhance the Sense of Touch

Greg Miller

Some scientists have argued that the tiny ridges on our fingertips improve our grip on slippery objects; others have suggested that they improve our sense of touch. Online in Science this week, a team of physicists presents circumstantial evidence for the latter theory.

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