‘DNA Typewriters’ Can Record a Cell’s History

Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults.

Science - The New York Times - Yesterday

Can Gyokeres match Messi's record season?

Viktor Gyokeres is on target to break Lionel Messi's record-breaking goalscoring season. But can he do it?

Kamala Harris Can Make History, Whether or Not She Wants to Talk About It

Don’t let the monarch of Mar-a-Lago take back his throne.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

Can the Miami Dolphins save Florida from the losingest weekend in history?

The state of Florida went an astounding 0-11 in football this weekend.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

How Trump Can Earn a Place in History That He Did Not Expect

The president-elect has a starting point: the plan for a two-state solution that he put out in January 2020.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 19

Scottie Pippen, Scotty Pippen Jr. become first father-son duo in NBA play-by-play era to record triple-doubles

Pippen Jr. earned his first career triple-double on Friday

Sports - CBS Sports - November 9

Florida's NFL, FBS college football teams combine to go 0-8 in historically bad weekend

The football situation isn't looking too bright in the Sunshine State

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

Jets fail to record a single first down until late in first half vs. Colts, avoid making history in process

It took the Jets a while to move the chains

Sports - CBS Sports - November 17

Bitcoin sits at record high — and it’s less volatile. How can that be? Here’s the answer.

With bitcoin touching all-time highs again, investors are more confident that the latest bull run will be more sustainable compared to previous cycles, with subdued volatility as the crypto ...

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Biggest World Series Game 5 questions: Can Yankees make history? Reason for concern about Dodgers' starter?

Jack Flaherty will face the Yankees again Wednesday night as New York tries to force a Game 6

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

At Cop29, we must treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as Covid – history shows it can be done | Mukhtar Babayev

This emergency will cost trillions of dollars, and is beyond the reach of developing nations. Private investors have to step up. Mukhtar Babayev is president of the Cop29 UN climate change ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Great movies can play fast and loose with history. But not Gladiator II with its rhinos and cafe culture | Charlotte Higgins

It’s hard to know where to begin when presented with the full, lavish spread of historical inaccuracy offered by this sequel. Does accuracy in a movie set in the past actually matter? When one ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist

In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic material suggests.

Science - The New York Times - November 7

Rioter, 61, found hanging in cell, inquest told

Peter Lynch was found dead two months into his two years and eight months prison sentence.

Bill to ban police cell mental health detentions

The move is part of an overhaul of decades-old mental health legislation in England and Wales.

Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew

DNA-testing site 23andMe fights for survival

Once millions used it to find out about their family histories - this week it was almost delisted. What went wrong?

DNA reveals surprises about Pompeii eruption victims

Victims thought to be female were male and not related to one another, showing "the story that was long spun around these individuals" was wrong, researchers said.

DNA firm holding highly sensitive data 'vanishes' without warning

Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what's happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.

Bowling Green TE Harold Fannin closing in on all-time NCAA records: 'He's a guy that can do it all'

Meet the Falcons' superstar tight end who's destroying top-10 teams and MAC programs alike

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

I’m 54, but my wife is already 63. Can she claim on my Social Security record as a spouse?

Spousal-benefit rules are complicated, especially if there’s a big age difference.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Eight suspected members of far-right terror cell arrested in Germany

Group alleged to have been plotting armed takeover of eastern regions to establish a Nazi-inspired regime. Police in Germany have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right terror cell alleged ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Florida's school cellphone ban stokes controversy in Parkland

More states are looking to ban phones during class.

Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time

A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable energy and how artificial meat and organs are ...

Tech - Wired - November 13

Splinter Cell Movie Sneaks Back To The Shadows After Being Canceled

After years of development hell, Ubisoft's Splinter Cell movie has been canceled. Originally announced back in 2012, the film would have starred Venom actor Tom Hardy as Sam Fisher , a black-ops ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 15

Scientists map out the human body one cell at a time

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells

Tech - ABC News - 6 days ago

Study raises hopes of treating aggressive cancers by zapping rogue DNA

Tumours could be reduced by targeting genetic material driving their growth with a new drug in early-stage trials. Scientists have raised hopes of treating some of the most aggressive cases of ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries

Tech - ABC News - November 8

1959 cold case of boy's murder in Wisconsin solved through DNA testing

The boy's adpotive mother admitted to killing her son, but investigators could not tie the case to skeletal remains found in 1959 until now.

DNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers

The once-popular general DNA-testing firm holds a trove of sensitive genetic data from its customers.

Prosecutors say DNA, fingerprint show Jose Ibarra killed Laken Riley

The man accused of killing Laken Riley earlier this year "went out hunting for females" on the day the nursing student in Georgia was slain, prosecutors told a judge Friday on the first day of Jose ...

DNA on Discarded Cigarette Helps Lead to Arrest in a 1981 Homicide

A detective in Indiana helped crack a cold case more than 40 years after his father started working on the original investigation.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 20

Analysis: A Budget for the history books

Nick digs deeper into the Budget following his interview with Rachel Reeves.

The youngest presidents in U.S. history

The youngest president in U.S. history is Theodore Roosevelt, who took office in 1901 at age 42. Here's the full list, from youngest to oldest.

Politics - CBS News - November 1

The History of Veterans Day

The holiday, which originally marked the end of World War I, was broadened in the 1950s to honor all veterans.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Taste-testing "Sandwiches of History"

Every week on his blog, "Sandwiches of History," Barry Enderwick rescues sandwich recipes from the dustbin of history. Some of the unlikeliest (and even amazing) historical recipes are now ...

Entertainment - CBS News - 2 days ago