Feb 27th, 2010 · From 1976 to 1983, a vicious military dictatorship ruled Argentina. Among its crimes: taking hundreds of babies from their biological parents — political prisoners who then "disappeared." A group of determined grandmothers has been seeking to identify these stolen orphans.
Feb 15th, 2010 · Journalist David E. Hoffman reflects on the high-stakes maneuverings of the Cold War arms race and tells Fresh Air about the urgent search for the nuclear and biological hazards left behind after the collapse of the Soviet Union. He also details the inner workings of the Soviet nuclear program in his book The Dead Hand.
Feb 10th, 2010 · Researchers have found gene mutations for stuttering, an ancient and common disorder that often runs in families. Scientists and advocates say the discovery demonstrates that stuttering is often a biological condition — not caused by overbearing parents or a psychological disturbance.
Jan 15th, 2010 · The 2010 census form has a box to check for race, but what do the categories mean? Some scientists say there’s no biological basis for dividing people into races. Others say race can be an important marker for disease. Ira Flatow and guests look at the science of race.
Jan 8th, 2010 · The initiative proposed to amend the state constitution by defining a person and extending due process rights from the beginning of biological development through end of life. The judge said the measure was too broad and general in nature to be put before voters in November.
Dec 27th, 2009 · The "Do It Yourself" movement works well when you're talking about making your own music or growing your own vegetables. But some people are starting a DIY-biology movement. They're studying things like DNA and E. coli bacteria in home laboratories. And for now, the industry is largely unregulated. Host Guy Raz speaks with Jason Bobe, founder of the group DIYbio.
Sep 10th, 2009 · In The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood imagines a country ruined by biological disaster and run by a corporate elite. Reviewer Jane Ciabattari calls the novel "both a warning and a gift."
May 8th, 2009 · Deborah Dimasi met her biological mother for the first time 12 years ago, almost three decades after she was given up for adoption. Dimasi tells Sue Adam that when she describes their relationship, "I say that you're more like a mentor than a mother."