From Curing Cancer to Eternal Skin: CRISPR and Jewish Values

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November 18 2017
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1h 1min 51s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:
Medical Ethics,  Medicine 
Machshava:
Ethics,  Philosophy of Halacha 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

References: Bava Metzia: 30b  

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What is the halachic weight of "Jewish values", and how might Jewish values regarding beauty and "playing G-d" affect our approach to using gene editing for medical and aesthetic purposes, in fertilized eggs and in adults?

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