It’s only Wednesday but the strangest science story of the week is already taking some interesting twists. A few days ago, Chinese researcher and currently suspended university scientist He Jiankui revealed that he had conducted gene editing work on human embryos which eventually resulted in pregnancies that were carried to term.
The medical research community has universally condemned He’s efforts and framed it as a huge ethical concern. Now, He is defending his work even as another scientist, this time in the U.S., comes under investigation for his role in the research.
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Chinese scientist says there’s more gene-edited babies on the way as scrutiny mounts originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Nov 2018 at 11:37:35 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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