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CRISPR babies raise an uncomfortable reality – abiding by scientific standards doesn't guarantee ethical research

  • Written by J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Associate Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
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Uncertainty continues to swirl around scientist He Jiankui’s gene editing experiment in China. Using CRISPR technology, He modified a gene related to immune function in human embryos and transferred the embryos to their mother’s womb, producing twin girls.

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