Subscribe now
DNA helix 3D illustration. Mutations under microscope. Decoding genome. Virtual modeling of chemical processes. Hi-tech in medicine; Shutterstock ID 1811660503; purchase_order: 020722; job: NS; client: NS; other:

What's next for the gene-edited children from CRISPR trial in China?

29 June 2022

Scientists in China are considering how best to look after three children who were gene-edited as embryos in He Jiankui’s controversial 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
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

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Sign up
Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop