In anatomy, a fingerprint is a trace, print, or scan of the friction ridges of the skin of any finger that serve as unique identification markers. [1] In 2007, it was noted by American chemical engineer Libb Thims, in reference to the concept of human molecules, that "just as each person has his or her own unique and specific fingerprint, retinal-scan, or genomic-map, so too does each individual person have his or her own unique twenty-six element molecular formula." [2] Similarly, that same year, it was hypothesized by Russian biometrist Viktor Minkin that the newly developing science of human thermodynamics provided a link between fingerprints, which reflect the character and health of a person, and DNA. [3] The first article on this topic was the 2008 "Fingerprints and the Thermodynamics of Human Development" by Minkin." [4]

References
1. Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary (1994) + Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary (2000).
2. Thims, Libb. (2007). Human Chemistry (Volume One), (preview), (pg. 18). Morrisville, NC: LuLu.
3. (a) email communication between Minkin and Thims (Friday, February 09, 2007) in commentary on a review of the first five chapters of manuscript of Thims’ Human Chemistry.
(b) Comment as found on pg. x of Thims’ Human Chemistry (Volume One).
4. Minkin, Viktor A. (2008). “Fingerprints and the Thermodynamics of Human Development.” Journal of Human Thermodynamics, Vol. 4, Issue 2, pgs. 8-10, June.