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He Jiankui told scientists of his attempt to edit the CCR5 gene at a summit in 2019

CRISPR babies might live shorter lives due to their gene mutations

3 June 2019

The world's first CRISPR babies were given a mutation thought to cause resistance to HIV. But a new study suggests this mutation may also shorten lifespan
CRISPR is a powerful technique for editing DNA

‘Scientists are now very sure that the babies really were gene-edited’

29 November 2018

He Jiankui has now presented his controversial work at a gene editing summit in Hong Kong. CRISPR expert Helen O’Neill of University College London was there
He Jiankui says two babies have been born as part of his CRISPR experiment

World’s first gene-edited babies announced by a scientist in China

26 November 2018

He Jiankui has announced that a pair of twins that were CRISPR gene-edited as embryos have now been born, but the work hasn't yet been independently verified
test tubes

Immune war with donor cells after transplant may wipe out HIV

3 May 2017

A potentially fatal battle between the immune cells of a blood marrow donor and a recipient seems to kill off any HIV as a side effect

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