http://hernaturehisnurture.com/2008/07/25/jewish-genes/ a his & hers weblog of worlds apart Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:49:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hernaturehisnurture.com/2008/07/25/jewish-genes/#comment-85 Beth Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:54:56 +0000 http://hernaturehisnurture.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-85 This is fascinating. It seems like they have found a way to merge helpful genetic testing into their customs in a non-instrusive and ethically sound manner. I think the reason they can do this is because as a cultural group they all live by exactly the same ethical "rules" with relatively minor differences. The issue with doing this on a national level is that the US and Canada encompass people from so many different customs and cultures and religions (which is a good thing). This is fascinating. It seems like they have found a way to merge helpful genetic testing into their customs in a non-instrusive and ethically sound manner. I think the reason they can do this is because as a cultural group they all live by exactly the same ethical “rules” with relatively minor differences. The issue with doing this on a national level is that the US and Canada encompass people from so many different customs and cultures and religions (which is a good thing).

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