The number of scientific experts testifying in court for both the prosecution and the defense has been increasing at a rapid pace.That means lawyers often have to become experts in bio chemistry or genetics just to do their job. As Gilman Halsted reports that’s one of the reasons the U-W Madison law school is launching a dual degree this year in law and neuroscience.
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