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AQ Top 5 Latin American Inventors: Gabriela León

By Brendan O'Boyle

A Mexican engineer fighting the spread of viruses.

This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on piracy in Latin America. To see the rest of our list, click here. | Leer en español

Ten years ago, Gabriela León found herself helpless as the rotovirus stomach bug tormented her two-year-old son.

León, an industrial biochemical engineer...

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