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Superglue fuming is a very common technique used by forensic specialists across the world to develop fingerprints that can't be immediately seen with the naked eye, known as latent fingerprints. The fumes from the superglue will adhere to the amino acids left behind by the fingerprint secretions. This is a valuable technique that can easily be replicated.
How does a persondevelop latent fingerprints on a non-porous object?
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