He Jiankui affair
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title:
He Jiankui affair
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The He Jiankui affair is a scientific and bioethical controversy concerning the use of genome editing following its first use on humans by Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who edited the genomes of human embryos in 2018. He became widely known on 26 November 2018 after he announced that he had created the first human genetically edited babies. He was listed in Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019. The affair led to ethical and legal controversies, resulting in the indictment of He an
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2018 scientific and bioethical controversy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Jiankui_affair
date created:
2018-11-26T16:25:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:28:51Z
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