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Kosher Food: Genetic Engineering and Kashrus:

What are the implications of genetic engineering for kashrus?

Transplantation of a few genes from a non-kosher creature into a kosher creature doesn't make it unkosher, because its basic identity hasn't changed. (Also, gene transplantation isn't cross-breeding, and isn't forbidden under the laws of kilayim.) The situation would be more problematic if the transplantation resulted in a hybrid creature, but this would require transplantation of very many genes, and won't be feasible in the near future.
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