In 2018, a nervous-looking He Jiankui took the stage at a scientific conference in Hong Kong. A hush settled over the packed auditorium as the soft-spoken Chinese scientist adjusted his microphone and ...
The controversial biophysicist known as China's 'Frankenstein' has been freed from prison, years after his incarceration for creating the world's first gene-edited babies. He Jiankui was jailed in ...
He Jiankui’s name became synonymous with scientific transgression when his secret experiment produced the world’s first gene-edited babies. After serving a prison sentence in China, he is back in the ...
A Chinese scientist who stoked criticism over his claim that he had created the world's first genetically-edited babies faced mounting pressure Thursday as China ordered a halt to his scientific ...