Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

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"Chinese scientist who edited babies' genes jailed for three years"

The Guardian

He Jiankui was guilty of illegal practices in trying to alter the genetic makeup of twin girls
A Chinese court has sentenced He Jiankui, the scientist who sparked global controversy last year when he claimed to have created the world’s first “gene-edited” children, to three years in prison for violating medical regulations.