Science and law

psychological research of the law, legal institutions, and people who come into contact with the law

patent on an invention in the field of biology

1927 U.S. Supreme Court case declaring compulsory sterilization laws constitutional

secret, illegal production of chemical products such as drugs and explosives

thumb|250px|right|An example of an fMRI brain scan. fMRI BOLD outputs (yellow) are overlaid on a brain anatomy image (gray) averaged from several humans. Similar images are used in a variety of applications, now including law. Neurolaw is a field of interdisciplinary study that explores the effects of discoveries in neuroscience on legal rules and standards. Drawing from neuroscience, philosophy, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and criminology, neurolaw practitioners seek to address not only the descriptive and predictive issues of how neuroscience is and will be used in the legal s

patent granted for an invented drug or other chemical compound

overview about the regulation of nanotechnology

Expert witness evidence rule - U.S. Supreme Court

approach to law prioritizing psychological impacts