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Scientist behind world’s first gene-edited babies sentenced to prison

By Jessica Hamzelou He Jiankui attempted to make babies resistant to HIVVisual China Group via Getty Images The scientist behind the birth of the world’s first gene-edited babies has been sentenced to three years in prison. He Jiankui, who announced he had used CRISPR technology on embryos that led to two births in 2018, has… Read More »