by rss feed | Nov 5, 2024 | designer babies, He Jiankui, human gene editing, News Feeds
For a few years, biophysicist He Jiankui might have been one of the most recognizable scientists on the planet. He made three “CRISPR babies” or gene edited people. However, his gene editing went badly and as best as we can tell his efforts did not result...
by rss feed | Jul 3, 2023 | He Jiankui, News Feeds
It wasn’t that long ago that Chinese scientist He Jiankui got out of jail. Why was he in there? For doing unauthorized human CRISPR to make heritably gene-edited humans. He botched that and apparently forged some approvals to make it happen. The three children...
by rss feed | Feb 19, 2023 | He Jiankui, News Feeds, weekly reads
I’m sure many of you remember He Jiankui, the guy who made CRISPR babies. He ended up serving three years in jail in China. He seems to be trying for something of a comeback since his release. Were He Jiankui invitations a mistake? Some prestigious places have...
by rss feed | Dec 8, 2022 | gene therapy, Haruko Obokata, He Jiankui, Hwang Woo-Suk, James Wilson, misconduct, News Feeds
There have been rare instances like with scientist James Wilson where researchers were involved in what I would call major misconduct but somehow managed to bounce back. In a sense, they were given second chances in part by regulators but also by other scientists or...
by rss feed | Nov 29, 2022 | CRISPR babies, He Jiankui, News Feeds
Earlier this year Chinese researcher He Jiankui finished his prison sentence. When I saw that news I wondered about the next chapter for him. It seems he’s already back in the lab doing genetics research. At least that’s according to a blog by He...
