Gene-edited babies: China wants to be the world leader, but at what cost?

Gene-edited babies: China wants to be the world leader, but at what cost?

By Guillaume Lévrier
  •  Embryos with eight cells - Credits: DOI:10.1038/nature23305 Embryos with eight cells - Credits: DOI:10.1038/nature23305

Recent claims of the world’s first gene-edited babies have sparked a strong response, to say the least. In particular, the Southern University of Science and Technology, which employs the researcher involved, He Jiankui, stated in a press release that they were not aware of his work, that it took place off campus, and that it was a case of potential scientific misconduct that would not go unaddressed... Read the article edited in The Conversation

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