gene editing
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China Says Gene-Editing Scientist Broke Laws To Pursue ‘Personal Fame And Gain’
The scientist responsible for creating the world’s first genetically modified babies violated government bans and committed fraud, according to Chinese investigators. He Jiankui—and those who helped him will reportedly now be handed over to security authorities and “severely dealt with.”
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Chinese Scientist Responsible For Gene-Edited Babies Has Reportedly Gone Missing
The current whereabouts of He Jiankui—the scientist who claims to have engineered the world’s first genetically modified human babies—is unknown. Rumours are now circulating that he’s been detained by the Chinese government.
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Rogue Scientist Defends Gene-Edited Babies — And Reveals A Second Pregnancy
Speaking at a genetics conference in Hong Kong earlier today, embattled Chinese scientist He Jiankui said he was “proud” to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies, despite receiving near-universal condemnation from his peers. Speaking publicly today for the first time, the scientist offered new details about his unauthorised, clandestine project—including news of another…
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UK Ethics Council Says It’s ‘Morally Permissible’ To Create Genetically Modified Babies
The UK’s Nuffield Council on Bioethics says it’s acceptable to genetically engineer human embryos, so long as the interventions aren’t harmful to the future child or society as a whole. The council is taking a surprisingly progressive position on the matter, but we’re still a long way off from the birth of the world’s first…