Sowing and Growing

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 15, 2012

On today’s show: we’ll take a look at how the ways corporations focus on their shareholders can do damage to their business and to themselves. We’ll investigate how genetically modified seeds have been linked to an epidemic of farmer suicides in India. Filmmaker Keith Miller tells the story behind making his award-winning film “Welcome to Pine Hill." Please Explain is all about the Human Microbiome Projects and how the 100 trillion good bacteria in your body work to keep you healthy.

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