Elected officials were alarmed enough this week when they learned that each month 100 more sexual predators are registering in Clark County and filing their DNA. They were even more taken aback, though, when the head of the Metro Police Forensic Lab told them the state is paying for only a very small portion of the testing on that DNA ...

A Texas appeals court Wednesday turned down a stay of execution for a convicted triple murderer who claims a DNA test would prove his innocence. The petition by Hank Skinner "is dismissed and his motion for a stay of execution is denied. Applicant's motion for additional time to conduct an investigation is also denied," said the court ruling. Convicted ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myriad Genetics' disputed patent on the BRCA1 breast cancer gene is "surprisingly broad" and could interfere with future research, three experts said on Tuesday. Their ongoing research indicates some other gene patents are similarly extensive, covering stretches of DNA that have nothing to do with the targeted genes, they reported in the journal Genomics. "We find that, through ...

A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found. The clinical study led by two leading medical researchers -- Medco Research Institute specializing in pharmacy care, and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota -- found that hospital stays can be ...