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Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Human Babies Says Ethics Are "Holding Back" Scientific Progress
Buy-n-Shoot NewsIt's been nearly three years since controversial Chinese biophysicist He Jiankul was released from prison for gene-hacking human babies — and now, he appears to be hitting back at the rules that led to his punishment. In a cryptic post on X that featured a photo of the scientist staring directly into the camera, He wrote that "ethics is holding back scientific innovation and progress." Though he doesn't mention it directly, that post is likely referencing the ethical standards that made his 2018 gene-hacking experiments — which saw him using CRISPR to edit the DNA of twin girls pseudonymously known […]
