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¿Qué es la “biología de la resurrección” y por qué gana terreno en todo el mundo? 4 investigaciones que lo revelan

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

(CNN) — La biología de la resurrección, que intenta revivir cadenas de moléculas y organismos más complejos, está ganando adeptos en laboratorios de todo el mundo.El trabajo dista mucho de los dinosaurios modificados genéticamente que se escapan en la famosa película ” Jurassic Park”, aunque para algunos científicos el objetivo último es revertir la extinción y resucitar animales y plantas que se extinguieron.Otros investigadores buscan en el pasado nuevas fuentes de fármacos o hacen sonar la alarma ante la posibilidad de patógenos latentes desde hace mucho tiempo. Este campo de estudio también trata de recrear elementos de la historia humana en un intento de comprender mejor cómo pudieron vivir y morir nuestros antepasados.Estos son cuatro fascinantes proyectos de investigación en este campo emergente que comenzaron o avanzaron significativamente en 2023.Revivir virus “zombi”El aumento de las temperaturas en el Ártico está descongelando el permafrost d...

Bulls center Vucevic misses game against Hawks because of groin and hip injury

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls center Nikola Vucevic missed Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks because of bruised muscles around his left hip and groin, leaving Chicago without two star players.Coach Billy Donovan said Vucevic had an MRI on Tuesday. Donovan was not sure how long the two-time All-Star will be out. Vucevic was hurt trying to defend a dunk by Cleveland’s Max Strus during the Bulls’ loss to the Cavaliers on Saturday. Strus’ right knee struck Vucevic in the groin area.Vucevic, averaging 16.7 points and 10.4 rebounds, missed his first game this season. He played in all 82 games last year. The Bulls host Joel Embiid and the 76ers on Saturday and play at Philadelphia on Jan. 2. Not having Vucevic for those games would obviously be a big blow for Chicago.Zach LaVine, meanwhile, started doing some light cutting on Tuesday. He missed his 13th consecutive game because of inflammation in his right foot.“He’s still got to ramp up a lot more in term...

Eberflus hopes to see more big passing plays in Bears’ final 2 games

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

The Chicago Bears have a star receiver in DJ Moore, another potential deep threat in Darnell Mooney and an improved offensive line.Despite all that, they’re 28th in the NFL in passing after beating the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 on Sunday. Coach Matt Eberflus would like to see more big passing plays.“We just got to just continue to work on that,” Eberflus said Tuesday. “It’s got to, to your point, get the downfield, explosive throws. How you score in the NFL is to get explosive passes and explosive runs. That’s what you need to do.”The Bears are averaging 182.6 yards passing. And with two games remaining, they don’t have much time left to work on it.The Bears came into the season hoping Justin Fields would take a big step forward as a passer. But that hasn’t happened.Against Arizona, Fields had a 53-yard completion to tight end Cole Kmet. But his overall passing numbers were modest: 15 of 27 for 170 yards, after throwing for 166 yards the previous week. He also ran fo...

1 killed, 1 wounded in Prince George’s Co. shooting

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

A D.C. man is dead and another person is wounded after a shooting that happened during the predawn hours of Tuesday in Oxon Hill, Maryland, police said.Prince George’s County police said 41-year-old Tracy Williams Jr. was found dead around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 5100 block of Deal Drive. Police said officers responded to the location for a reported shooting and found Williams in a stairwell with gunshot wounds.Another person was also taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police told WTOP. Prince George’s County police could not confirm her age.Investigators are still working to identify any suspects or motive in the shooting. The Prince George’s County Police Department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.The department is asking anyone with information to call 301-516-2512 or contact Crime Solvers online.Below is a map of where the shooting happened: Source

Panthers No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young beginning to show poise, moxie as rookie season winds down

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers are beginning to see some of the poise and moxie they were hoping for this season out of No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young.The rookie quarterback turned in his best game of the season on Christmas Eve, completing 23 of 36 passes for a career-high 312 yards and two touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers. Although the Panthers lost 33-30 when they weren’t able to spike the ball at the Green Bay 31 before time expired, it was still a game where Young took a significant step forward.He had not thrown for more than 250 yards in a game.Young seemed to get more comfortable in the pocket as the game progressed, throwing two TD passes to DJ Chark in the fourth quarter to erase a 14-point deficit. He threw the ball precisely and without hesitation. a sign of growing confidence.It was the second straight game Young showed some good stuff with the game on the line.Against Atlanta, Young led the Panthers on a 90-yard drive over the final 7:35 to set up...

Ice storms and blizzards pummel the central US a day after Christmas

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — From an ice storm in North Dakota that sealed windows shut to blizzard conditions in Colorado causing hundreds of airport delays and cancellations, a winter storm pummeled much of the central United States on Tuesday, the day after Christmas. “The heavy snow conditions in the Plains should be slowly alleviating today, but it’ll be very slow,” said Weather Prediction Center forecaster David Roth. “Even when the snow ends, the high winds should keep visibility near zero — whiteout conditions — for a decent part of today.” Laura Schmidt-Dockter, a resident of Bismarck, North Dakota, wore ice spikes on her shoes as she walked outside to the trash can. Her driveway was sheer ice, she said. A neighbor took to the street on ice skates. “It’s actually not bad!” the neighbor quipped about the quality of the ice, skating by Schmidt-Dockter in a video she posted to social media.At Denver International Airport there were over 530 flight delays and 23 cancellations as of...

Storage theft leaves Englewood man without heirlooms days before Christmas

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — A bizarre storage theft in Englewood devastated a man during the holidays.Grant Lykins told FOX31 that precious family heirlooms and expensive tools were stolen from his unit at CubeSmart self-storage near Hampden Avenue and Santa Fe Boulevard."It's really scary," he said.Lykins, who said he had no choice but to store the items because of the size of his apartment, wanted to repair his car so he could travel to see his grandmother for the holidays. He needed his stored tools, but when Lykins opened the unit on Dec. 18, he couldn’t believe what he saw."All of my toolboxes were gone, all of my shop equipment, my drums, guitar. The whole place was an absolute mess, and I just kind of collapsed on the floor crying," he said. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Vintage cameras and other items were also missing. Lykins then noticed a large hole in the wire ceiling of the unit."Whoever entered had originally tried to tuck the mesh ...

Police investigation underway at large crime scene in Lynn

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

A police investigation was underway at a large crime scene in Lynn shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Roughly 12 police cruisers were on scene at the Lynn Marketplace off State Street. While officials did not immediately share any additional information, debris was visible on the ground outside a Pizza Hut location within the plaza. The store’s windows were also shattered. Police had the area taped off and were spotted taking pictures of the scene.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Deadly Devices: Machine guns increasing on streets due to a new device

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

It’s a late summer night in Lynn, Massachusetts. A group of people are heading out onto the quiet and deserted neighborhood street. Suddenly that silence is broken as machine gun fire erupts in the night.The group instantly scatters; several struck by the automatic gunfire. Some bullets pierce through nearby homes and into second-story bedrooms.The images and footage captured that night are later presented in federal court as officials connect the shooting to a leader of a Boston drug operation and discover the weapon is part of a growing trend that is threatening public safety.That threat stems from a small device that attaches to a firearm to convert it into an automatic weapon.“By automatic weapon, just to be clear, you pull the trigger and depending on how big your magazine is, 10, 30, 50 rounds come out automatically,” explained Joshua Levy; acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.Instead of a single round coming out, the conversion device also referred to ...

3 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including Jaylon Johnson and Justin Jones aiding the defense’s resurgence

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:44 GMT

The Chicago Bears had a “Victory Monday” on Christmas, free to enjoy the holiday after rolling over the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 on Sunday. The Bears have won four of their last six games and continue to build confidence and momentum down the stretch of the regular season.Players had both Monday and Tuesday off as the team turns its attention to a Week 17 home game against the Atlanta Falcons. Coach Matt Eberflus addressed reporters Tuesday in Lake Forest. Here are three things we learned from that session and from Sunday’s victory.1. As the Bears defense continues its resurgence, the list of significant contributors is growing.Cornerback Kyler Gordon had another active outing Sunday and continues to ascend in his second season. Pass rusher Montez Sweat has been an obvious catalyst of the team’s improvement over the past two months.Nose tackle Andrew Billings has been a sturdy leader up front, particularly as a tone-setting run stopper. And linebackers Tremain...