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He Jiankui

The gene editing revelation that shocked the world

5 December 2018

Last week, He Jiankui announced that he had created the world's first gene-edited babies. Scientists around the world have condemned the experiment

CRISPR proteins about to be injected into an embryo

Gene-editing experiment widely criticised for safety and ethics issues

5 December 2018

The scientist who led an experiment to create gene-edited babies has been criticised for acting unethically towards the couples and infants involved

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