Why is This Gene Different from All other Genes? Genetics and Stem Cell Research in Jewish Law with Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Modern Medicine" 

From pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to prenatal testing to disease markers for cancer, what are the halakhic ramifications of genetic and stem cell research? Topics include designer babies, the status of the human embryo in halakhah, and the rabbinic response to the latest technological advances in this exciting field.

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This audio was originally recorded on 12/27/2004 as part of Drisha's Winter Week.