Published on: 2025-07-04 05:00:25
Pruney fingers and toes after a long time in the pool or the bathtub are one of those things we all expect but couldn’t explain scientifically until recently. In 2023, Binghamton University biomedical engineer Guy German and colleagues found that this happens because the blood vessels in our digits contract when we spend too much time in water. Then a kid asked a brilliant question that triggered a whole new research project. “A student asked, ‘Yeah, but do the wrinkles always form in the same
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-11 07:34:07
Because finger wrinkles after prolonged immersion are caused by blood vessels beneath the skin contracting, the patterns of wrinkles stay constant. Image Credit: Guy German. Do your fingers wrinkle the same way every time you’re in the water too long? Research says yes Question from a child inspires biomedical engineering paper Sometimes it takes a kid to ask a question no one has considered before. Guy German is an associate professor and director of the Watson School's Biomedical Engineerin
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