Gene Editing Chinese Twins

05/12/2018 13 min
Gene Editing Chinese Twins

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Episode Synopsis

He Jiankui, an associate professor at Shenzhen's Southern University of Science and Technology, has shocked the world with claims he's succeeded in editing the genes of new-born twins Lulu and Nana. Bioethicicists and genetic researchers fear he has opened Pandora's Box.