Have you ever wondered why we have fingerprint ridges? So have Yum and colleagues at Seoul National University, only they actually did something about it! The sweat glands under our fingerprints (and “toeprints”) are triggered by emotion rather than thermoregulation… but why? And how is this useful to us today, when we are no longer holding onto branches for dear life? The answers might surprise you, since the applications of this research are quite modern and affect your daily life more than you think.

Filmomentum is proud to collaborate with Dr. Sayra Cristancho on the video component of her project. Watch the video on her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMQnC6rJsLg 

You can also read the original article here (https://www.pnas.org/content/117/50/31665 ), if you are looking for more details.