01/11/2013

Getting a Handle on Why Fingers Wrinkle

7:00 minutes

Why do your fingers get pruney after a long water bath? Only a handful of researchers (ever) have looked into the finger-wrinkling experience. Reporting in the journal Biology Letters, researchers make the case for finger wrinkles as treads—wet wrinkled fingers seem to grip better than wet smooth ones.

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Flora Lichtman

Flora Lichtman was the host of the podcast Every Little Thing. She’s a former Science Friday multimedia producer.

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Flora Lichtman was the host of the podcast Every Little Thing. She’s a former Science Friday multimedia producer.