NovelistLydia Milletimagines a future where a genetic engineering accident has wiped out much of the earth’s plant life. When a few blades of grass appear on a remote island, a scientist goes to investigate.Martha Plimptonreads thestory.

(Originally aired November 20, 2009)

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