Flawed forensic science may be hampering identification of human remains

A lot of the older studies only looked at females, but there's men with these scars, so there has to be something else going on. Research from The Australian National University (ANU) has cast doubt on a method used in forensic science to determine whether skeletal remains are of a person who has given birth. The presence of parturition scars - marks often found on female pelvis bones - have  commonly been used as an indicator of child birth. This technique is used in police investigations to narrow down the identity of human remains. Project leader ANU PhD candidate Clare McFadden said if skeletal remains were incorrectly identified as being of someone who has given birth, it could lead to complications or delays for important police work. "In forensics it could have serious consequences. It could send investigators down completely the wrong path," Ms McFadden said.