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Gene-editing scientist under scrutiny by Chinese officials

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By CHRISTINA LARSON

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what did he influence or modify, was it to correct some genetic disorder ?

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what did he influence or modify, was it to correct some genetic disorder ?

He supposedly did it to prevent the babies from getting HIV and other diseases.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46342195

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....may I add, from using healthy embryos, I think.

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When scientists in his own country are sounding the alarm, it says something. The real kicker is the total lack of peer-reviewed documentation. Scientists of note and genuine ability do not announce their findings on YouTube.

However, China has had science scandals like this before. In the past, some wild claims of "breakthroughs" were poorly documented, unverifiable, non-replicable, and in short, bogus.

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Liar, liar bum on fire is the correct response to this man.

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