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Scientist Jailed Over Gene-edited Babies

Scientist Jailed Over Gene-edited Babies

A Chinese scientist has been jailed after creating the world’s first gene-edited babies.  Chinese authorities jailed He Jiankui for his experiment on human embryos after the three genetically modified girls were born. His arrest sparked calls to protect the world’s first gene-edited babies.   Qiu Renzong, from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, and Lei Ruipeng at Huazhong University[Read More…]