Medicine in Mexico: From Aztec Herbs to BetatronsA witch doctor casting an evil spell in a steaming jungle village; a young medical school graduate cleaning a machete wound in a rat infested thatched hut; a world renowned scientist doing research in Mexico City all were part of the mid twentieth century medical scene in Mexico, a country of great cultural, socioeconomic, and geographical contrasts. Gordon Schendel, in collaboration with Dr. Jose Alvarez Amezquita and Dr. Miguel E. Bustamante,