El 29 de enero del 2026, en la Cámara de Diputados de México, se celebro la presentación del libro “Microscopico Wonders. The Science of Seeing the Invisible” (lo pueden adquirir aquí). Enseguida, comparto el texto de mi intervención en esta ocasión.
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Maravillas Microscópicas 1
El 15 de octubre del 2025, en el Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias del Cinvestav, se celebro la primera presentación del libro “Microscopico Wonders. The Science of Seeing the Invisible” (lo pueden adquirir aquí). Enseguida, comparto el texto de mi intervención en esta ocasión.
(more…)NEWLY IDENTIFIED CHEMICAL COMPLEX REGULATES BODY ZINC STORAGE
Zinc deficiency compromises the immune system against viral infections and is a global public health problem affecting up to 20% of the Mexican population
(more…)Zinc as an ally for the treatment of Covid 19
What follows is a free translation of a piece written by Noemí Rodríguez González for Conexión Cinvestav. Noemí interviewed me over a Covid 19 project prepared at the invitation of the State of Hidalgo by Nils Schuth, Liliana Quintanar, Erika Garay & myself, which was one amongst five accepted by the Paul Scherrer Institute‘s synchrotron. The poster below was kindly prepared by José Eduardo García Ramírez. Thanks go to Omar Fayad (Hidalgo’s State Governor), Lamán Carranza & Juan García who support the project to build a synchrotron in Mexico.
(more…)Apoyo a la Ciencia Experimental
Lic. Enrique Peña Nieto, Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Dr. José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Secretario de Hacienda y Crédito Público
Mtro. Aurelio Nuño Mayer, Secretario de Educación Pública
H. Congreso de la Unión
Dr. Enrique Cabrero Mendoza, Director del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
A la Comunidad Científica
A la Opinión Pública
The 2017 Nobel prize in Physiology and Medicine, Queen Mary University of London and Cinvestav
Seeing the announcement of the 2017 Nobel Prize award in Physiology and Medicine:
El águila y la serpiente
The eagle and the snake are a symbol on Mexico’s flag, whose origins are unclear (reminding me the origins of “gringo”). They are also the title of a revolutionary novel, written by Martín Luis Guzmán, published in 1928. The Mexican Academy of the Spanish Language asked Susana Quintanilla to compile a critical edition of El áquila y la serpiente. Today, she presented a moving account of the effort involved. During her talk, she showed what looked like a published book, although I couldn’t find evidence of its existence online. I can only recommend, instead, her article in Letras Libres (in Spanish).
LA TUMBA DE UN GENIO
I post (with permission) the following text written by Bogdan Mielnik –
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¿Somos o no somos capaces de cultivar talentos?… El problema tiene algunos antecedentes poco agradables.
Espiritu libre
A promising 80-years-old young man. Presentation of the special issue of avance y perspectiva dedicated to Bogdan Mielnik.
55 years of Cinvestav – reflexions on a conversation
I have yet to read Susana Quintanilla’s written account of the Cinvestav’s founding [Recordar hacia el mañana. Creación y primeros años del Cinvestav. 1960-1970], a nice edition published by the Center in 2002 that sits on the pile of books on my desk. So far, I have followed the story through the autobiography of Pablo Rudomín. We initiated, today, festivities for the 55 years from the creation of the Center. I returned to the lab with three thoughts to share.
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