He did his time
He Jiankui, the Chinese biophysics researcher who became the first to genetically edit human embryos, has been released from jail after three years. He has...
When should scientists proceed with heritable genetic engineering?
When should scientists proceed with heritable genetic engineering? Dr He Jiankui, of China, chose the wrong time. In 2018 he announced that he had genetically...
The CRISPR babies: the story unfolds
Remember the shocking announcement of the first births of genome modified twins (Lulu and Nana) globally? In an article in Nature Biotechnology, we learn a...
Did human genome editor He Jiankui deserve to be disgraced?
Not necessarily, say bioethicists He Jiankui in his salad days When Chinese researcher He Jiankui announced in late 2018 that he had helped to create...