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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Ina Vandebroek: Ethnobotanist
Season 2009
Episode 30
Ina Vandebroek is an ethnobotanist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the New York Botanical Garden. She studies how cultures use medicinal plants in both South America and New York City. Ina is also a superb salsa dancer who sometimes forgets to let the man lead.
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