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Nita A. Farahany
Prof. of Law and Philosophy
Prof. of Genome, Sciences and Policy
Duke Law School
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The Daily Digest, 3/16/11
As I mentioned yesterday, I just presented at a two-day conference in New York City on Law and the Brain. My talk, which focused on the empirical use of behavioral genetics and cognitive neuroscience in U.S. criminal law, was followed … Continue reading
The Daily Digest – 2/11/11
“I Lost IQ Points,” “The Sugar Babies Made Me Do It,” & “I’m Not Fully Baked” A notorious problem in toxic torts cases is the difficulty the plaintiff faces in establishing a causal link between exposure to a toxin and … Continue reading
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