CRISPR-baby scientist fired by university

Investigation by Chinese authorities finds He Jiankui broke national regulations in his controversial work on gene-edited babies.

The scientist who announced last year that he had produced the world’s first gene-edited babies has been fired by his university.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00246-2