MN Twins President Dave St. Peter ~ Gene Edited Animals ~ Mark Trahant ~ Animals Myths

Monday, July 29, 2019 – From this year’s TEDx event in Fargo, Governor Doug Burgum visits with Dave St. Peter, president of the Minnesota Twins. St. Peter was born in Bismarck and is a UND alum. ~~~ Sci-fi writers have long warned us about the dangers of modifying organisms. Remember Jurassic Park? But new, futuristic gene editing technologies are becoming a reality, and Harvest Public Media’s Madelyn Beck talked with researchers about  how to present the new tools to a long-skeptical public. ~~~ Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today takes a look at the history of indigenous people running for president and vice president. ~~~ The further modern living takes us from interacting with animals, the less we know about them, often to their detriment. Stephanie Arne is the founder of the Creative Animal Foundation. She joins  South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s Lori Walsh on In The Moment to visit about animal myths. ~~~  In this week’s Natural North Dakota, Chuck Lura talks about white-nose syndrome, negatively impacting the bat population.