For those who wish to begin with a clarification of the science, technology and applications of genetic engineering and GMO products, see Source #12 below on page 5 Jewish Sources The Biblical Level: The Principle of Preserving Distinction Source #1: Leviticus 19:19 / You shall heed my statutes: you shall not let your cattle mate with a different kind; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; and clothing made of two kinds of yarn you shall not put on yourself. Source #2: Deuteronomy 22:9-11 / 9. You shall not sow your vineyard with a second kind of seed [else the fullness from the seed you have sown, and the yield of the vineyard, may not be used]. 10. You shall not plow with an ox and ass together. 11. You shall not wear cloth combining wool and linen. The Biblical Level: The Principle of Human Mastery Source #3: Psalm 8: 5-10 / ח, (ו) (ה) What are humans, that You have been mindful of them, mortals, that You have taken note of them, that You have made them little less than divine, and adorned them with glory and majesty; You have made them master over Your handiwork, laying the world at their feet, sheep and oxen, all of them, and wild beasts too; the birds of the heavens, the fish of the sea, whatever travels the paths of the seas. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name throughout the earth! Source #4: Genesis 30: 37-39 / ל, Jacob took himself rods from moist poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled white peelings in them, exposing the white that was on the rods, then he presented the rods that he had peeled in the gutters, in the
For those who wish to begin with a clarification of the science, technology and applications of genetic engineering and GMO products, see Source #12 below on page 5 Jewish Sources The Biblical Level: The Principle of Preserving Distinction Source #1: Leviticus 19:19 / You shall heed my statutes: you shall not let your cattle mate with a different kind; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; and clothing made of two kinds of yarn you shall not put on yourself. Source #2: Deuteronomy 22:9-11 / 9. You shall not sow your vineyard with a second kind of seed [else the fullness from the seed you have sown, and the yield of the vineyard, may not be used]. 10. You shall not plow with an ox and ass together. 11. You shall not wear cloth combining wool and linen. The Biblical Level: The Principle of Human Mastery Source #3: Psalm 8: 5-10 / ח, (ה) (ו) What are humans, that You have been mindful of them, mortals, that You have taken note of them, that You have made them little less than divine, and adorned them with glory and majesty; You have made them master over Your handiwork, laying the world at their feet, sheep and oxen, all of them, and wild beasts too; the birds of the heavens, the fish of the sea, whatever travels the paths of the seas. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name throughout the earth! Source #4: Genesis 30: 37-39 / ל, Jacob took himself rods from moist poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled white peelings in them, exposing the white that was on the rods, then he presented the rods that he had peeled in the gutters, in the