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Scientist’s Claim of Genetically-Edited Babies Renews Ethics Concerns
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:52:30
Publish Date: 2018-11-28 11:00:00
Description: A scientist in China announced this week that he had created the world's first genetically-edited human babies. In an announcement that shocked many, including scientists and ethicists, He Jiankui said he altered a gene in the embryos of twin girls to make them resistant to H.I.V. Forum talks about the future and ethics of using new gene editing tools like CRISPR to create genetically-altered humans.
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