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Human DNA contains tremendously complex codes and is one of the greatest mysteries faced by modern science. So what is DNA, and how is it possible that this minuscule fragment contains such a gigantic amount of information? Consider the following quotes that give a description of a small thing only two-millionths of a millimeter thick. ...
When Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced that he had edited the genes of two baby girls to help them avoid inheriting HIV, the scientific community was shocked. Reports suggest that the gene editing might have modified the brains of the gene-edited girls, even giving them enhanced abilities. Even though He may have done the experiment ...
An official investigation set up by the Chinese government to study the truth behind scientist He Jiankui’s claim of creating two gene-edited babies has confirmed it to be true. Since he flouted several laws to carry his experiments, Jiankui will be punished according to the relevant laws surrounding gene editing. He Jiankui created gene-edited babies ...
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who shocked the world in November last year by revealing that he had gene edited babies, is currently under house arrest. Some believe that He might be sentenced to death by the Chinese regime as a quick way to wash their hands of his research and avoid taking any responsibility ...
After a Chinese scientist claimed to have edited genes of babies, authorities have halted all human gene-editing research in the country. Meanwhile, the scientist has apparently been missing for the past several days. The breakthrough and the backlash against the Chinese scientist In November last month, He Jiankui, a professor from the Southern University of Science ...