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Biology and Faith: DNA-Based Medicine
From: Columbia University | By: Robert Pollack

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION | Robert Pollack, the director of the Center for the Study of Science and Religion at Columbia University, believes that in modern times the scientist has much to learn from the rabbi. In this lecture, Pollack examines select scientific practices, from testing for genetic diseases, to genetic manipulations, to human experimentation, and develops a pointed argument for why science needs to be informed by a religious viewpoint.



Robert Pollack examines the moral boundaries of genetic science.