TED演讲训练 尖端法医科学You fingerprints reveal more than you think.docxVIP

PAGE 231 Lesson14 尖端法医科学，指纹分析破凶案 You fingerprints reveal more than you think Speaker： Simona Francese 英文版 Do you ever stop andthink, during a romantic dinner,?Ive just left my fingerprints allover my wine glass. 00:09 Or do you ever worry, when you visit a friend,?about leaving a little piece of you behind onevery surface that you touch??And even this evening,?have you paidany attention to sit without touching anything??Well, youre not alone.?Thankfully, criminals underestimate the power of fingerprints, too.And Im not just talkingabout the twisted parting of lines?that make our fingerprintunique.?Im talking about an entire world of information?hiding in asmall, often invisible thing.?In fact, fingerprints are made up ofmolecules?that belong to three classes:?sweat molecules that we allproduce in very different amounts ...?molecules that we introduce into ourbody and then we sweat out?and molecules that we may contaminate ourfingertips with?when we come across substances like blood, paint,grease,?but also invisible substances.?And molecules are thestorytellers of who we are?and what weve been up to.?We just need tohave the right technology to make them talk. 01:22 So let me take you ona journey of unthinkable capabilities.?Katie has been raped?and herlifeless body has been found in the woods three days later,?after herdisappearance.?The police is targeting three suspects,?havingnarrowed down the search from over 20 men?who had been seen in that areaon the same day.?The only piece of evidence?is two very faint, overlapping fingerprints?on the tape that was found wrapped around Katiesneck.?Often, faint and overlapping fingerprints cannot help thepolice?to make an identification .?And until recently, this might havebeen the end of the road,?but this is where we can make the difference. 02:17 The tape is sent toour labs,?where were asked to use our cutting-edge technology?tohelp with the investigation.?And here, we use an existing form?ofmass spectrometry imaging te