NeuroscienceMarch 1, 2014
Technologies for Hacking the Brain
Big science lights the way to an understanding of how the world's most complex machine gives rise to our thoughts and emotions
Stories by George M. Church
George M. Church is a professor of genetics at Harvard University and founder of PersonalGenomes.org, an open-access source for data on human genomes, neuroimaging, and behavioral and cognitive traits. He serves on Scientific American's board of advisers.
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2006
Genomes for All
Next-generation technologies that make reading DNA fast, cheap and widely accessible are coming in less than a decade. Their potential to revolutionize research and bring about the era of truly personalized medicine means the time to start preparing is now