Another scientist is editing genes in human embryos, but ethically this time
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoSo 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
• 6 years agoThe 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
• 6 years agoExperts 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
• 6 years agoA probe finds that the scientist had 'forged review papers' & 'deliberately evaded supervision'.
Genetics Summit waits for Chinese baby-editing researcher to take the stage
• 6 years agoThis 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
• 6 years agoIn 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.