The Conversation

Tue Nov 27

Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies

Written by G. Owen Schaefer, Research Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore

Chinese scientists led by He Jiankui claimed they used CRISPR to modify human embryos that eventually were born as twin girls.AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

The idea of scientists tinkering with the genes of babies was once the provenance of science fiction, but now it’s entered the realm of reality: On Nov. 26, Chinese scientist He Jiankui...

Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies

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