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Genetics

Genetics and mass killers
Published Jan 16, 2013
Hopkins professor Nathaniel Comfort asks, could genetics help us understand mass killers? / Hartford Courant
Predisposed to violence?
Published Dec 26, 2012
Genetics won't explain behavior of Newtown gunman, experts say / The Huffington Post
Jimmy's kids
Published Winter 2012
JHU alum is putting crowd-funding to work for rare disease research / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A passion for discovery
Published July 11, 2012
Investigator Harry Dietz studied rare genetic disorder Marfan syndrome to determine its underlying causes
The Butterfly's Effects
Published Summer 2012
We can't talk with the animals. But by observing their most awe-inspiring traits, we can learn enough from them to create new medicines and robots. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Evolution, evolved
Published Spring 2012
Molecular scientist Andrew Feinberg has a big idea he thinks might improve on Darwin's theory; proving it is another matter / Johns Hopkins Magazine