"We could be on the cusp of a new era in human history."
-David Baltimore (California Institute of Technology), 2015
"This technology operates efficiently in virtually all cell types of organisms in which it's been tested."
-Jennifer Doudna, 2017
The researcher, He Jiankui of China, who claims he helped alter the DNA of twin girls born this month, said the world “has moved on to the stage for embryo gene editing.” 2018. The New York Times.
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Dr. He JianKui claims that he has modified a pair of twins’ genes to resist HIV.
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"China has banned reproductive use of gene editing in human embryos."
-Nanping Xu, the vice minister of science and technology