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<DIV>A Race to Save the Orange by Altering Its DNA</DIV>
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<DIV>The above article raises several questions to be asked by religious
Jews.</DIV>
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<DIV>If this microbial attack is on citrus in general then has anyone heard
whether the esrog has been affected and is in danger much like the orange?</DIV>
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<DIV>Second, it raises the question whether the potential solution via genetic
manipulation for resistance will become a halachic problem for the kashruth of
esrogim.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am aware that this sort of issue has been discussed wrt kashruth of
various vegetables, fish and animals. I am not familiar with the various
positions staked out there and whether they are basically the same issues that
might be raised wrt to esrogim.</DIV>
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<DIV>Kol tuv</DIV>
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<DIV>Chaim Manaster</DIV>
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