Flora Delaterre - Plant Detective
Ask A Biologist Podcast
Chapters
0:00
Intro
0:55
What kind of plant mysteries are you solving? [Medicinal plants]
1:32
Phytomedicinals.
2:09
Natural doesn't necessarily mean safe.
2:21
Examples of over the counter medicine that come from plants. [Foxglove - Periwinkle - May Apple - heart and cancer drugs]
3:16
Examples of plants in the backyard that are phytomedicinals. [Plantain - Dandelion]
4:55
What got you interested in investigating plants?
5:23
Flora Delaterre - where does the name come from? [Flora and fauna]
6:26
Cool things on the Flora Delaterre Web site. [floradelaterre.com]
7:41
Who is Flora Delaterre?
8:41
What got you into writing and broadcasting?
9:40
Important to know your audience.
10:20
How do you get creative ideas and what inspires you to write?
11:56
What are your favorite plants? [Ginger and its ability to settle your stomach]
14:02
Do you make money from doing what you do - radio show?
14:22
What do you call yourself - what is your job title?
14:35
How many years did you spend in college to be able to do what you do?
15:01
Would you rather have the job you have now or another one - and why?
15:39
What would you do if we took away your writing career, what would you do or what would you be?
16:26
When did you first know you wanted to be a writer? [The story of the answering machine]
17:42
Advice for a future detective or journalist.
18:35
Sign-off
Ask A Biologist Podcast
Flora Delaterre - Plant Detective
Jul 15, 2009
Episode 50
Dr. Biology Talks with Beth Judy
Dr. Biology, along with a group of curious high school students, learns why Detective Flora Delaterre is investigating plants and how they can be the perfect medicine for what makes you sick. Once you get an idea behind detective Delaterre's investigations, you will want to jump over to her story on medicines we get from nature.
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