The researcher, He Jiankui, offered no evidence or data to back up his assertions. If true, some fear the feat could open the door to “designer babies.”
Tag: Genetics and Heredity
World’s First Gene-Edited Babies Born This Month, Researcher Says
The researcher, He Jiankui of China, who claims he helped alter the DNA of twin girls born this month, said the world “has moved on to the stage for embryo gene editing.”
A ‘Time Capsule’ for Scientists, Courtesy of Peter the Great
A Russian zoological museum filled with centuries-old specimens finds renewed relevance in the age of genetics.