Mouth Crimes: Could your tongue get you sentenced?

Episode 5

Shawn and special guest, Dr. Molly, discuss Radhika et al. 2016, and their recent paper aimed at using tongue prints as an alternative form of biometric data.

Thinking about committing some mouth crimes? Think again! Your tongue print may be the evidence the DA needs to put you away for good!

In this episode, we discuss current forms of biometric data, like fingerprinting, and propose some more unorthodox methods, like scanning your tongue, that could potentially take its place someday! (But probably not).

This week’s Featured Creature is a Double Feature! Listen to the end to find out more!

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Source:
Tongue prints: A novel biometric and potential forensic tool
Radhika, T., Nadeem Jeddy, and S. Nithya. "Tongue prints: A novel biometric and potential forensic tool." Journal of forensic dental sciences 8.3 (2016): 117.