Eryn Brown
Our brains on trial: How new imaging technology could alter the way courts view ‘neurolaw’ defenses when determining guilt
States of mind that the legal system cares about — memory, responsibility and mental maturity — have long been difficult ...
DNA of colorblindness: One woman’s take on how the genetic lottery shaped her family
My 7-year-old son has fallen in love with Rainbow Loom, the wildly popular sets of pegs and rubber bands kids ...
Hoping a genome test will ID daughter’s mystery disease
It isn't easy being 16, social, smart — and sitting in a wheelchair. Lilly Grossman has never been completely "normal" ...
New patterns recognized in genetic profiles of 12 cancers
Researchers are trying to catalog the DNA and molecular characteristic of thousands of tumors, to seek out similarities and one ...
Study probes DNA search method that led to ‘Grim Sleeper’ suspect
The state of California has been a leader in the use of familial DNA searches -- investigations that seek out ...
Testing patterns of gene expression to tell virus from bacterial infections
If you have a little kid, you know the drill. Your child develops a nasty fever, but no one's really ...
Vast cancer genetics database could aid drug discovery
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., announced that they had assembled the world's largest database of cancer-related genetic variations -- ...
Ancient bones’ DNA draws a direct line to people living today
A study of mitochondrial DNA reveals the long history of the Native American community in northern British Columbia, Canada ...
Genomes provide clues for treating leukemia, endometrial cancers
This is an edited excerpt. Efforts to sequence the human genome have revealed genetic risk for disease, and taught us ...
Tumor DNA studies help explain cancer genetics
The following is an excerpt. As it has become more efficient and less expensive to analyze the DNA in normal ...
Controversial bird flu research to resume
The following is an excerpt. Bird flu researchers said Wednesday that they would end a self-imposed moratorium on controversial experiments ...
Geneticist on DNA privacy: Make it so people don’t care
The following is an excerpt. Worried that your genetic information could be revealed? You should be, says Harvard geneticist George ...
Turning DNA into a hard drive
Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can ...