stackyFACTSYour fingerprint is actually old news when it comes to biological security. While a human fingerprint only has about 40 unique characteristics, the complex network of blood vessels in your retina contains 256 unique markers. This is exactly why futuristic sci-fi movies always feature eye-scanners to protect the incredibly dangerous secret lab.
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Despite endless societal squabbling over differences, humanity is biologically monotonous. Any two randomly selected people on earth share roughly ninety-nine…
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Passing down physical features is basically genetic gambling. Traits do not blend smoothly; they operate on dominant and recessive probabilities, meaning two…
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Mitochondria possess their own completely separate DNA from the rest of your cells and reproduce entirely on their own schedule, because billions of years ago…
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Blue eyes don't actually contain any blue pigment, they are simply brown eyes with a lack of melanin in the front layer of the iris, causing light to scatter…
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