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How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensue

  • Written by George Seidel, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensueHe Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, speaks during the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2018. He made his first public comments about his claim of making the world's first gene-edited babies.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in...

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