自从9·11事件以来,美国政府耗巨资研制开发出指纹身份识别系统,广泛应用于各个出入关口。近一百年以来,指纹一直被人们视为是验证个人身份最可靠的方式,因为它终生不变,“世界上没有两个雷同的指纹”这种说法,也被人们广为认可。因此,法医科学家认为,指纹识别是无懈可击的。 Since September 11, the U.S. government has invested heavily in the research and development of a fingerprint identification system, which is widely used in all entrances and exits. For nearly a hundred years, fingerprints have long been regarded as the most reliable way to validate an individual’s identity because it remains unchanged for the rest of the world, and “there are no two identical fingerprints in the world” is widely recognized. Therefore, forensic scientists believe that fingerprinting is impeccable.