'A Lethal Inheritance'

Every family has secrets, only some can be deadly. In "A Lethal Inheritance: A Mother Uncovers the Science Behind Three Generations of Mental Illness," science writer Victoria Costello weaves the scientific into the personal, taking a journey to the far reaches of neuroscience to discover the complex interplay between genes and environment that drives mental illness, and what it tells us about how parents can overcome deadly genetics. Read more