By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

As the small Connecticut community of Newtown continues to ask, "Why?" scientists are looking for the answers in the DNA of shooter Adam Lanza.

The biological make-up of the mass murderer who opened fire on Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14 will be studied by geneticists in a groundbreaking move to perhaps discover what sparked the shooting spree that left 20 children and six adults dead.

Experts believe that the study will be the first of its kind, and geneticists will be looking for abnormalities or mutations in Lanza's DNA, but some critics are concerned that it could lead to problems for people who share genetic characteristics with criminals, but have not committed a crime.

Despite some skepticism, University of Connecticut spokesperson Tom Green said that state medical examiner H. Wayne Carver "has asked for help from our department of genetics" and they are "willing to give any assistance they can," reported ABCNews.com.

While he can not yet reveal details, Green revealed that the study has not begun and they are "standing by waiting to assist in any way we can."

Arthur Beaudet, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine is predicting that the geneticists will be looking for "mutations that might be associated with mental illnesses and ones that might also increase the risk for violence," he said, adding that he supports the research because "some mutations that are known to be associated with at least aggressive behavior if not violent behavior."