News of the first gene-edited babies ignited a firestorm
Chinese researchers used CRISPR/Cas9 to alter a gene to block HIV infection
DATA DELIVERY On November 28, researcher Jiankui He gave scientists a first glimpse of data from the creation of two gene-edited babies. Many in the scientific community have decried the work.
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A Chinese scientist surprised the world in late November by claiming he had created the first gene-edited babies, who at the time of the announcement were a few weeks old.