Chinese scientist who edited babies' genes jailed for three years

He Jiankui was guilty of illegal practices in trying to alter the genetic makeup of twin girlsA Chinese court has sentenced He Jiankui, the scientist who sparked global controversy last year when he claimed to have created the world’s first “gene-edited” children, to three years in prison for violating medical regulations.He shocked the scientific community when he announced at a conference in Hong Kong that he had created genetically modified twin sisters, dubbed Lulu and Nana, and that a third child was on the way. Continue reading…
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