Wednesday, 1 January 2020

A scientist who genetically edited babies to be HIV-resistant was just sentenced to 3 years in prison. Here's how he did it and why scientists around the world are outraged.

A scientist who genetically edited babies to be HIV-resistant was just sentenced to 3 years in prison. Here's how he did it and why scientists around the world are outraged.

He Jiankui, the scientist in China who shocked the world in 2018 when he claimed responsibility for the births of the first two genetically edited babies, has been sentenced to three years in prison, according to Chinese state media reports on Monday.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/he-jiankui-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-gene-editing-embryos-2019-12?source=Snapzu

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