Gene Edited Babies

Another scientist is editing genes in human embryos, but ethically this time

So far, the Columbia University scientist has allowed modified embryos to live no longer than one day.

US Nobel laureate aware of gene-edited baby kept the news from authorities, public

The Nobel-winner remained an adviser to Jiankui's company for 8 months after he knew of the study.

Chinese scientist behind gene-edited baby study gets fired for illegal actions

Experts expressed their hope that the report was just the beginning, & more action would be taken.

Second woman from controversial gene-edited baby study pregnant: Chinese media

A probe finds that the scientist had 'forged review papers' & 'deliberately evaded supervision'.

Genetics Summit waits for Chinese baby-editing researcher to take the stage

This is a great blow to China's reputation & development of biomedical research: Chinese scientists.

China bans researcher who claimed to have created first gene-edited babies resistant to HIV from experiments

In a fertilised human-egg cell, the scientist, He Jiankui, intends to make a person resistant to HIV by disabling a gene that forms a protein doorway allowing the virus to enter the body.