If I Could Turn Back Time

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
How many Chinese leaders can you name? Today's Backstory looks at who really is running the world’s most populous country. Then, how biotechnology may actually slow down or even reverse the aging process. Plus, a look into the fierce academic climate at Stuyvesant High. But first, we’ll examine how 57 million Americans are living just above the poverty line.

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