

As she assists Swenson in a C section to remove Swenson's own dead child, she understands that nature holds a delicate balance and that to damage that balance can be dangerous. Her time with the Lakashi women teaches her that sometimes medical science should not try to improve on nature, and that simply because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be. Swenson, and her lost coworker Anders, Marina begins to understand that morality and ethical consideration are often difficult and that no decision is ever without consequence. When Marina is forced to choose between a child she loves, who was "stolen" from his own tribe by Dr. She learns that not all choices are black and white. at the same time during her stay, in working with Swenson, Marina must face her past mistakes and come to an understanding of her own failures. The other doctors at the facility have agreed to work on the project and Marina must choose between her employer and lover and a drug that can save millions. Swenson has also made herself a test subject and becomes pregnant. Through this all, Marina struggles with the ethical and moral questions that arise from doing research on native cultures. She is using funding from Vogel to finance her drug, unbeknownst to Vogel executives. Swenson is working on a drug made from the same compounds that can help against malaria. She discovered this from the Lakashi, Along with the fertility drug, Dr. Swenson, now in her seventies, is working on a fertility drug that can reactivate the woman's menstruation and eggs after menopause, allowing them to have children late in life.

She is amongst the Lakashi tribe, who Dr. Once in the jungle, Marina finds that things are never as they appear. After the accident that occurred while Marina was in residency under Swenson, Marina abandoned her major.

Marina, formerly a student of Swenson's, agrees bu was relu ctant, as she and Swenson have not spoken since an accident. Fox, ask that she travel to Brazil to check both on what happened and on the research grant of Dr. His wife, Karen, and Marina's boss and lover, Mr. Her coworker, sent months ago into the Brazilian jungle to check on a research project, is reported as being deceased. Marina is a doctor, working as a pharmacologist in a lab for Vogel in Minnesota. 'State of Wonder' is the story of a woman, Marina Singh, who is sent on a journey to find a coworker, during which in her efforts she manages to find herself as well.
