In late 2018, a Chinese genetics researcher named He Jiankui announced that he had genetically modified babies that were then carried to term and born. As far as anyone knows, this is the first time any scientist had done such a thing, and it led to an intense outcry from the scientific community. The scientist was fired from his position and it’s unclear if he’ll face further punishment from the Chinese government.
In the months since his announcement, the focus has shifted to the twin girls who were born with modified genes. Now, over a year later, some of the original research documentation has been released by MIT Technology Review, which notes that it received the unpublished manuscript months ago, and has finally chosen to release part of it.
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