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. 2018 Jan 29;9(1):e0008.
doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10328.

Outer Limits of Biotechnologies: A Jewish Perspective

John D Loike  1   2 , Alan Kadish  3
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Outer Limits of Biotechnologies: A Jewish Perspective

John D Loike et al. Rambam Maimonides Med J. .

Abstract

A great deal of biomedical research focuses on new biotechnologies such as gene editing, stem cell biology, and reproductive medicine, which have created a scientific revolution. While the potential medical benefits of this research may be far-reaching, ethical issues related to non-medical applications of these technologies are demanding. We analyze, from a Jewish legal perspective, some of the ethical conundrums that society faces in pushing the outer limits in researching these new biotechnologies.

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Conflict of interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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