He Jiankui, who was convicted of practicing medicine without a license, was also fined 3 million yuan ($430,000) by a court in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported. Two other researchers involved in the project received lesser sentences and fines. Continue reading
From artificial limbs to gene editing, here are some of the coolest medical advances of the last 10 years. Continue reading
He Jiankui has not been seen publicly since January, his work has not been published and nothing is known about the health of the babies. Continue reading
The experimental treatment aims to supply kids and adults with a healthy version of the gene they lack, using a tool that cuts or “edits” DNA in a specific spot. It’s intended as a one-time treatment that permanently alters the person’s native DNA. Continue reading
Researchers used a modified HIV-like virus to help restore the babies’ immune systems. Continue reading
For decades, the possibility of genetically altered humans remained firmly in the realm of science fiction. But thanks to CRISPR-Cas9 technology, it recently became a reality. Continue reading
Chinese investigators say the doctor who reportedly gene-edited two babies acted alone and will be punished for violating the law, state media reports. Continue reading
China’s government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies. Continue reading
A Chinese researcher who says he created gene-edited babies crossed what most scientists consider a forbidden line. Continue reading
Scientists around the world are condemning He Jiankui’s research, including his workplace, the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Continue reading