alejandra manjarrez

Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD

Articles by Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD

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Blind Patient Recovers Partial Vision with Optogenetics

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Human Cells Can Synthesize DNA in Their Cytoplasm

Insects Might Be More Sensitive to Radiation than Thought

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Unexpected Brain Strategy Links Two Events Separated by Time

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Skulls from the Yucatán Peninsula a Clue to Early American Settlers

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Fetal Gene Therapy Helps Mice with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Sleep Study in Antarctica Explores Role of Cultural Differences

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Microfluidic Chambers Trigger Sleep in C. elegans

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Caution Urged for Comparing Ancient and Modern Humans’ Oral Microbes

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February 2026

A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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