Scapegoat Biology
As violence continues to ravage our society, researchers are raising hopes that science alone can save us from our worst natures--again.
Portrait of a Gene Guy
When it comes to questions of human behavior, Dean Hamer, big-gene hunter, is sure he's got the answers.
A Gene For Nothing
One to make you happy, one to make you sad, one to make you mad--is that really the way your genes work?
Against Nature
Contraception, adoption, celibacy--if natural selection favors genes that make people be fruitful and multiply, why do we work so hard to concoct recipies for genetic suicide?
Lobotomy's Back
In 1949 lobotomy was hailed as a medical miracle. But images of zombielike patients and surgeons with ice picks soon put an end to the practice. Now, however, the practitioners have refined their tools.
It Kills Horses, Doesn't It?
Borna virus used to be an obscure veterinary problem in Saxony. But it's obscure no more. A couple of German virologists believe the bug may be sending people, in large numbers, to the psychiatric ward.
Babies, Bonds, and Brains
Everybody knows a kid needs love. Now neuroscience is closing in on just how TLC shapes a child's brain and behavior.
Family Man
The family is an intimate stage upon which evolution's play unfolds, and all Earth's creatures -- humans and birds, for example -- are equally accomplished players.
