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The controversial scientist He Jiankui hasn’t given up on gene-edited babies
3 weeks ago

The controversial scientist He Jiankui hasn’t given up on gene-edited babies

The Economist  

T he world was shocked in 2018 when He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, announced that he had helped to produce two girls whose genetic code he had edited when they had been embryos. Scientists around the world condemned the work as wildly premature and possibly dangerous—the Chinese authorities agreed and Dr He was imprisoned for three years. And he still …

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Disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui who was jailed in 2019 for genetically editing human babies is back in the lab - and claims he's 'proud' of his past work
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui who was jailed in 2019 for genetically editing human babies is back in the lab - and claims he's 'proud' of his past work

Daily Mail  

A disgraced Chinese scientist who was jailed for genetically editing human babies reveals he has returned to genetic research. He Jiankui has announced he has returned to the lab after being jailed for genetically editing human babies Dr He says that he intends to develop gene editing techniques for the treatment of rare diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and …

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Documentary spurs a new look at the case of the first gene-edited babies
2 years, 2 months ago

Documentary spurs a new look at the case of the first gene-edited babies

Salon  

In the four years since an experiment by disgraced scientist He Jiankui resulted in the birth of the first babies with edited genes, numerous articles, books and international commissions have reflected on whether and how heritable genome editing – that is, modifying genes that will be passed on to the next generation – should proceed. Creation of the 'CRISPR babies' …

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Never-seen-before extracts from 'outrageous' research of disgraced scientist He Jiankui
5 years, 3 months ago

Never-seen-before extracts from 'outrageous' research of disgraced scientist He Jiankui

Daily Mail  

He Jiankui, the disgraced scientist who was internationally condemned for gene-editing twin girls, may have put the health of the children at risk by adding unintended mutations into their genetic code. Dr Vassena adds: 'The idea that editing-derived embryos may one day be able to 'control the HIV epidemic,' as the authors claim, is preposterous. 'It's almost like not editing …

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Scientists asked disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui for help gene-editing human embryos
5 years, 9 months ago

Scientists asked disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui for help gene-editing human embryos

Daily Mail  

A fertility clinic in Dubai asked disgraced scientist He Jiankui for help in controversial experiments modifying the genes of human embryos. Jennifer Doudna, a University of California, Berkeley, co-inventor of the CRISPR gene-editing tool that He Jiankui used, said that she has heard of others who want to edit embryos William Hurlbut of Stanford University speaks to reporters during the …

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Chinese scientists who edited human genes have lost touch with the patients whose DNA they tweaked
6 years, 2 months ago

Chinese scientists who edited human genes have lost touch with the patients whose DNA they tweaked

Daily Mail  

Chinese scientists who edited human genes have lost touch with the patients they treated, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The scientific community is concerned about ethics and unintended consequences just weeks after another Chinese scientist claimed he modified the DNA of twin girls to make them resistant to AIDS - and that he is working on another …

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Chinese scientist says a second pregnancy is underway
6 years, 3 months ago

Chinese scientist says a second pregnancy is underway

Daily Mail  

A controversial Chinese scientist who this week claimed to have created the world's first gene-edited babies now says a second pregnancy is underway. Dr He Jiankui revealed the possible pregnancy while making his first public comments about his scandal-hit work at an international genome editing conference in Hong Kong One British scientist, who described the experiment as 'monstrous', said the …

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Lulu and Nana: First genetically modified babies born in China, researcher says
6 years, 3 months ago

Lulu and Nana: First genetically modified babies born in China, researcher says

India Today  

It will be years, perhaps a decade at least, before Lulu and Nana can begin to understand how they are different from the rest of us. Born this month in China, the twin girls are said to carry genes -- strands of DNA code -- that were altered for HIV-immunity with an "editing" tool when they were still single-cell embryos …

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Q&A: Why geneticists say it’s wrong to edit the DNA of embryos to protect them against HIV
6 years, 3 months ago

Q&A: Why geneticists say it’s wrong to edit the DNA of embryos to protect them against HIV

LA Times  

An embryo receives a small dose of gene-editing proteins and RNA in a sperm injection microscope in a Shenzhen laboratory. Chinese scientist He Jiankui of Shenzhen Harmonicare Women’s and Children’s Hospital revealed that he had edited the DNA in a pair of human embryos, disabling a gene required for HIV infection to take hold. He Jiankui’s claim that he helped …

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Chinese Scientist Says He's Created First Genetically Modified Babies
6 years, 3 months ago

Chinese Scientist Says He's Created First Genetically Modified Babies

NPR  

Chinese Scientist Says He's Created First Genetically Modified Babies He Jiankui says he undertook the experiment in order to protect the twin baby girls from HIV. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A Chinese scientist claims he has created the world's first genetically edited human babies. STEIN: He says he created Lulu and Nana using a powerful new gene editing technique called …

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WHAT IS CRISPR-CAS9?
7 years, 3 months ago

WHAT IS CRISPR-CAS9?

Daily Mail  

The approach has been used previously to edit the HBB gene responsible for a condition called β-thalassaemia. Get ready for genetically engineered 'super chocolate': Scientists use gene editing tools to make cacao trees resistant to disease Gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases, a Penn. Revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR …

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