Beijing: The experiments conducted by scientist He Jiankui, which have led to the birth of the world
Beijing: The experiments conducted by scientist He Jiankui, which have led to the birth of the world’s first gene-edited twins, have been termed as illegal by Chinese authorities.
“The case has been initially identified as an explicitly state-banned human embryo-editing activity for reproductive purposes conducted by He Jiankui,” CNN quoted the Guangdong Province Health Commission as stating.
Investigators from the commission further added that Jiankui had conducted the experiments “in pursuit of personal fame and fortune, with self-raised funds and deliberate evasion of supervision and private recruitment of related personnel.
