China's failed gene-edited baby experiment proves we're not ready for human embryo modification
- Written by Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
The team used CRISPR on human embryos in a bid to render them resistant to HIV infection. But instead, they generated different mutations, about which we know nothing.SHUTTERSTOCK
More than a year ago, the world was shocked by Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui’s attempt to use CRISPR technology to modify human embryos and make them resistant to...