Foot bones allow researchers to determine sex of skeletal remains
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 11:02
in Biology & Nature
Law enforcement officials who are tasked with identifying a body based on partial skeletal remains have a new tool at their disposal. A new paper from North Carolina State University researchers details how to determine the biological sex of skeletal remains based solely on measurements of the seven tarsal bones in the feet.
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