The Genesis Project - Day 5
Kosher pork? Lab-grown hearts? Jewish challenges in the age of biotechnology. Actual meat grown in a dish, not on the farm? Bio-identical organs created in a lab? Explore the scientific prospects, the bioethical questions, and the halakhic issues with guest speakers:
Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Dean of the Rabbinical School, Jewish Theological Seminary
Dr. Milica Radisic, Prof. and Canada Research Chair in Functional Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering, U of T
Dr. Steven Liss, Prof. of Biology and Vice-President, Research, Ryerson University.
Sponsor: A joint project of Beth Tzedec Congregation and Temple Emanu-El. Sponsored by the Scientists in Synagogues project.