Alejandra Manjarrez
@lecteroide.bsky.social
Science writer 📝
Lectora y bailadora | 🇲🇽 | 🌎
🦠 I have unicellular ancestors.
https://alejandramanjarrez.wordpress.com/
Lectora y bailadora | 🇲🇽 | 🌎
🦠 I have unicellular ancestors.
https://alejandramanjarrez.wordpress.com/
Pinned
On a Wild Mouse Chase to Understand Parenting, Love, and Fear
Studying a diverse and peculiar genus of mice offers researchers a window into the genetic and neural underpinnings of behavior.
www.the-scientist.com
Kicking off 2025, I wrote for The Scientist about how studying a peculiar family of wild mice is unlocking the genetic and neural roots of behaviors like monogamy, parental care, and threat response. 🐭 🧬 🧠
www.the-scientist.com/on-a-wild-mo...
www.the-scientist.com/on-a-wild-mo...
En junio me lancé a Oaxaca para investigar el pasado y la vida cotidiana de una cícada que hoy crece en el Jardín Etnobotánico de esa ciudad. Fue una experiencia retebonita que me permitió escribir este "Perfil Silvestre" para mi muy querida RUM.
www.revistadelauniversidad.mx/articles/279...
www.revistadelauniversidad.mx/articles/279...
Una cícada con ecos de montaña oaxaqueña y acentos italianos | Alejandra Manjarrez
www.revistadelauniversidad.mx
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
En junio me lancé a Oaxaca para investigar el pasado y la vida cotidiana de una cícada que hoy crece en el Jardín Etnobotánico de esa ciudad. Fue una experiencia retebonita que me permitió escribir este "Perfil Silvestre" para mi muy querida RUM.
www.revistadelauniversidad.mx/articles/279...
www.revistadelauniversidad.mx/articles/279...
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
Thanks @lecteroide.bsky.social for the opportunity to share the efforts developed in MexOmics
www.the-scientist.com/mexomics-map...
www.the-scientist.com/mexomics-map...
MexOMICs Maps the Genetic and Social Landscape of Disease in Mexico
By focusing on twins and patients with lupus and Parkinson’s disease, a Mexican consortium is generating critical data to understand health and disease in the country.
www.the-scientist.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thanks @lecteroide.bsky.social for the opportunity to share the efforts developed in MexOmics
www.the-scientist.com/mexomics-map...
www.the-scientist.com/mexomics-map...
From Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Fifth Book of Peace, via Liz Neeley’s newsletter
June 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
From Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Fifth Book of Peace, via Liz Neeley’s newsletter
"¿Por qué, en un mundo que desprecia a los políticos, tantos lo apreciaban? . . . ¿Quizá porque guardaba convicciones que tantos han perdido? ¿Quizá porque decía lo que los otros callan? ¿O sería porque sus cuatro vidas tuvieron una coherencia que muy pocas tienen?"
— Martín Caparrós
#PepeMujica
— Martín Caparrós
#PepeMujica
Guerrillero, rehén, presidente, filósofo: la vida inmensa de Pepe Mujica
¿Por qué, en un mundo que desprecia a los políticos, tantos lo apreciaban? ¿Quizá porque hablaba un idioma que parecía nuestro idioma?
elpais.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"¿Por qué, en un mundo que desprecia a los políticos, tantos lo apreciaban? . . . ¿Quizá porque guardaba convicciones que tantos han perdido? ¿Quizá porque decía lo que los otros callan? ¿O sería porque sus cuatro vidas tuvieron una coherencia que muy pocas tienen?"
— Martín Caparrós
#PepeMujica
— Martín Caparrós
#PepeMujica
José Mujica (1935 - 2025) ✨
Nos dio uno de los mejores consejos que podemos recibir en esta época: “Si ustedes no le dan un rumbo deliberado [a sus vidas], no se preocupen, el mercado se los va a dar.”
Gracias por tantas enseñanzas, este continente te echará de menos.
Nos dio uno de los mejores consejos que podemos recibir en esta época: “Si ustedes no le dan un rumbo deliberado [a sus vidas], no se preocupen, el mercado se los va a dar.”
Gracias por tantas enseñanzas, este continente te echará de menos.
May 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
José Mujica (1935 - 2025) ✨
Nos dio uno de los mejores consejos que podemos recibir en esta época: “Si ustedes no le dan un rumbo deliberado [a sus vidas], no se preocupen, el mercado se los va a dar.”
Gracias por tantas enseñanzas, este continente te echará de menos.
Nos dio uno de los mejores consejos que podemos recibir en esta época: “Si ustedes no le dan un rumbo deliberado [a sus vidas], no se preocupen, el mercado se los va a dar.”
Gracias por tantas enseñanzas, este continente te echará de menos.
I'm so happy to see On the Calculation of Volume ⏳ on the shortlist 🥳 (I was hooked and now am reading Book 2 😅).
Also glad to see Under the Eye of the Big Bird made it, too! 🌏
Also glad to see Under the Eye of the Big Bird made it, too! 🌏
Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 shortlist.
Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
April 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'm so happy to see On the Calculation of Volume ⏳ on the shortlist 🥳 (I was hooked and now am reading Book 2 😅).
Also glad to see Under the Eye of the Big Bird made it, too! 🌏
Also glad to see Under the Eye of the Big Bird made it, too! 🌏
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
"Our investigation was constantly changing, rather like a dance that led us around the room, an innocent and somewhat clumsy knowledge polka, a wonderment waltz, a blithe ballet of discovery, a hectic tap dance between facts and observations, a questioning tango ..."
— Solvej Balle
— Solvej Balle
March 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
"Our investigation was constantly changing, rather like a dance that led us around the room, an innocent and somewhat clumsy knowledge polka, a wonderment waltz, a blithe ballet of discovery, a hectic tap dance between facts and observations, a questioning tango ..."
— Solvej Balle
— Solvej Balle
"As a species, we simply don't have what it takes," opina uno de los personajes en esta novela. No lo contradigo.
(Creo que mi parte favorita de esta lectura fue revisitar los capítulos después de terminar el libro esta mañana. Tuve—sí, hasta entonces—varios 'aha moments' que me emocionaron mucho.)
(Creo que mi parte favorita de esta lectura fue revisitar los capítulos después de terminar el libro esta mañana. Tuve—sí, hasta entonces—varios 'aha moments' que me emocionaron mucho.)
March 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"As a species, we simply don't have what it takes," opina uno de los personajes en esta novela. No lo contradigo.
(Creo que mi parte favorita de esta lectura fue revisitar los capítulos después de terminar el libro esta mañana. Tuve—sí, hasta entonces—varios 'aha moments' que me emocionaron mucho.)
(Creo que mi parte favorita de esta lectura fue revisitar los capítulos después de terminar el libro esta mañana. Tuve—sí, hasta entonces—varios 'aha moments' que me emocionaron mucho.)
"When all the risks from alcohol are added up, most researchers say that any possible health benefits are outweighed by increased risks of cancer and other diseases above low levels of drinking."
"The bottom line is that alcohol is a generally unhealthy substance," says epidemiologist Tim Naimi.
"The bottom line is that alcohol is a generally unhealthy substance," says epidemiologist Tim Naimi.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
www.nature.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"When all the risks from alcohol are added up, most researchers say that any possible health benefits are outweighed by increased risks of cancer and other diseases above low levels of drinking."
"The bottom line is that alcohol is a generally unhealthy substance," says epidemiologist Tim Naimi.
"The bottom line is that alcohol is a generally unhealthy substance," says epidemiologist Tim Naimi.
Hoy en el Instituto Mora (CDMX):
March 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hoy en el Instituto Mora (CDMX):
Do so-called vaginal #probiotics truly support vaginal health? Could #LiveBiotherapeutics — a term many experts prefer over “probiotics” to highlight their medical testing — offer a better alternative?
In this short feature, I discuss what we know so far and the challenges that remain.
In this short feature, I discuss what we know so far and the challenges that remain.
Rebuilding vaginal health with beneficial bacteria
Bacteria from healthy vaginas show promise in protecting women from pathogens, but advancing their development requires more funding and research.
www.drugdiscoverynews.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Do so-called vaginal #probiotics truly support vaginal health? Could #LiveBiotherapeutics — a term many experts prefer over “probiotics” to highlight their medical testing — offer a better alternative?
In this short feature, I discuss what we know so far and the challenges that remain.
In this short feature, I discuss what we know so far and the challenges that remain.
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
Comparto el hermoso comunicado que las madres y padres buscadoras leyeron en el Zócalo de la Ciudad de México durante la jornada de Vigilia y Luto Nacional. Gracias a Alfredo López Casanova por rolarlo. Por favor ayuden a que se difunda.
#15marzo #LutoNacional
#TeuchitlanNuncaMas
#15marzo #LutoNacional
#TeuchitlanNuncaMas
March 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Comparto el hermoso comunicado que las madres y padres buscadoras leyeron en el Zócalo de la Ciudad de México durante la jornada de Vigilia y Luto Nacional. Gracias a Alfredo López Casanova por rolarlo. Por favor ayuden a que se difunda.
#15marzo #LutoNacional
#TeuchitlanNuncaMas
#15marzo #LutoNacional
#TeuchitlanNuncaMas
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
Years of progress against disease reversed, hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. STAT's @helenbranswell.bsky.social tells a story with no happy ending here.
WHO issues starkest warning yet on fallout from U.S. withdrawal of aid for global health
Breaking: The WHO issued its starkest warning yet on the consequences of the abrupt cessation of U.S. global health funding, saying it is threatening to reverse years of progress worldwide.
www.statnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Years of progress against disease reversed, hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. STAT's @helenbranswell.bsky.social tells a story with no happy ending here.
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
Sorry but a "woolly mouse" is not going to help bring back the woolly mammoth, an essentially impossible goal www.newscientist.com/article/2470...
Can genetically engineered 'woolly' mice help bring back the mammoth?
Colossal Biosciences has altered several genes in mice to make them look more mammoth-like, but the company is far from its goal of fully resurrecting woolly mammoths by 2028
www.newscientist.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sorry but a "woolly mouse" is not going to help bring back the woolly mammoth, an essentially impossible goal www.newscientist.com/article/2470...
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
From fresh voices to a fifth-time nominee, here's everything you need to know about the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist.
thebookerprizes.com/IBP2025longl...
thebookerprizes.com/IBP2025longl...
February 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
From fresh voices to a fifth-time nominee, here's everything you need to know about the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist.
thebookerprizes.com/IBP2025longl...
thebookerprizes.com/IBP2025longl...
Acaban de anunciar la longlist de mi premio literario favorito, gracias al cual he conocido varias joyitas. 📚✨
(Está 'Perras de reserva' de Dahlia de la Cerda. No es mi libro favorito, pero hubo cuentos que disfruté. Felicidades a Dahlia.)
Ahora, toca elegir cuál leer antes de la shortlist. 🥰
(Está 'Perras de reserva' de Dahlia de la Cerda. No es mi libro favorito, pero hubo cuentos que disfruté. Felicidades a Dahlia.)
Ahora, toca elegir cuál leer antes de la shortlist. 🥰
February 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Acaban de anunciar la longlist de mi premio literario favorito, gracias al cual he conocido varias joyitas. 📚✨
(Está 'Perras de reserva' de Dahlia de la Cerda. No es mi libro favorito, pero hubo cuentos que disfruté. Felicidades a Dahlia.)
Ahora, toca elegir cuál leer antes de la shortlist. 🥰
(Está 'Perras de reserva' de Dahlia de la Cerda. No es mi libro favorito, pero hubo cuentos que disfruté. Felicidades a Dahlia.)
Ahora, toca elegir cuál leer antes de la shortlist. 🥰
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
siempre fluyendo, nunca influyendo
February 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
siempre fluyendo, nunca influyendo
Algunos son muy jóvenes para recordarlo, pero en 2010, una conferencia de la NASA, un paper en Science y #ArsenicLife en las redes —haciendo referencia a una bacteria 🦠 que usaba arsénico en vez de fósforo—, sacudieron los medios (y los corazones de científicas jóvenes ingenuas como yo entonces 🙈).
February 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Algunos son muy jóvenes para recordarlo, pero en 2010, una conferencia de la NASA, un paper en Science y #ArsenicLife en las redes —haciendo referencia a una bacteria 🦠 que usaba arsénico en vez de fósforo—, sacudieron los medios (y los corazones de científicas jóvenes ingenuas como yo entonces 🙈).
Fat buildup in the liver can progress into severe metabolic liver disease with limited treatment options. As obesity rises, fatty liver diseases are becoming more common—making new treatments urgent, experts warn.
A Phase 2b trial of denifanstat, an oral fatty acid synthase inhibitor, offers hope.
A Phase 2b trial of denifanstat, an oral fatty acid synthase inhibitor, offers hope.
Oral drug shows promise for severe fatty liver in Phase 2b trial
Sagimet’s denifanstat delivered significant improvements in disease activity and fibrosis for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
www.drugdiscoverynews.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fat buildup in the liver can progress into severe metabolic liver disease with limited treatment options. As obesity rises, fatty liver diseases are becoming more common—making new treatments urgent, experts warn.
A Phase 2b trial of denifanstat, an oral fatty acid synthase inhibitor, offers hope.
A Phase 2b trial of denifanstat, an oral fatty acid synthase inhibitor, offers hope.
“It’s unethical, it’s unlawful, and it’s inhumane,” said cancer researcher Mandi Pratt-Chapman.
(It's also a major setback for biomedical science, whose long-overlooked focus on patient diversity led to critical gaps in understanding diseases and treatments across populations—and here we go again.)
(It's also a major setback for biomedical science, whose long-overlooked focus on patient diversity led to critical gaps in understanding diseases and treatments across populations—and here we go again.)
How a cancer researcher lost a gender-related grant to Trump’s executive orders
“Unethical, unlawful, inhumane”: NIH-backed scientist decries termination of study collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity of cancer patients
www.science.org
February 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“It’s unethical, it’s unlawful, and it’s inhumane,” said cancer researcher Mandi Pratt-Chapman.
(It's also a major setback for biomedical science, whose long-overlooked focus on patient diversity led to critical gaps in understanding diseases and treatments across populations—and here we go again.)
(It's also a major setback for biomedical science, whose long-overlooked focus on patient diversity led to critical gaps in understanding diseases and treatments across populations—and here we go again.)
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
Nueve periodistas de la Red Mexicana de Periodistas de Ciencia nos compartieron sus trabajos más recientes en la pasada edición del Cachito de Ciencia 🧪. Te las compartimos en el siguiente hilo:
cachito-de-ciencias-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/u-ltima-se...
cachito-de-ciencias-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/u-ltima-se...
¡Última semana para unirte a la RedMPC!
Esta semana cierra la convocatoria para nuevxs miembrxs de la Red Mexicana de Periodistas de Ciencia.
cachito-de-ciencias-newsletter.beehiiv.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nueve periodistas de la Red Mexicana de Periodistas de Ciencia nos compartieron sus trabajos más recientes en la pasada edición del Cachito de Ciencia 🧪. Te las compartimos en el siguiente hilo:
cachito-de-ciencias-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/u-ltima-se...
cachito-de-ciencias-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/u-ltima-se...
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
Related CDC news. (And scoop by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social!) CDC employees have to pause or retract any publications in science journals with "forbidden terms." Faust calls it "an expansion of an emerging censorship regime at CDC." insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
insidemedicine.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Related CDC news. (And scoop by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social!) CDC employees have to pause or retract any publications in science journals with "forbidden terms." Faust calls it "an expansion of an emerging censorship regime at CDC." insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
If you need some positive science in your feed, check out @nerdychristie.bsky.social’s piece about how we can use #conservation dogs to find fungal diversity, inspired by the first #truffle paper my sister and I co-authored.
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🌎 #mycology @ecol-evol.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🌎 #mycology @ecol-evol.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you need some positive science in your feed, check out @nerdychristie.bsky.social’s piece about how we can use #conservation dogs to find fungal diversity, inspired by the first #truffle paper my sister and I co-authored.
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🌎 #mycology @ecol-evol.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🌎 #mycology @ecol-evol.bsky.social
Reposted by Alejandra Manjarrez
American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12
January 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12