Work on gene-edited babies blatant violation of the law, says China

Vice-minister condemns work of He Jiankui, but Chinese regulations are vagueChinese authorities have declared the work of He Jiankui, a scientist who claims to have created theworld ’s first gene-edited babies, a violation of Chinese law and called for the suspension of all related activity.“The genetically edited infant incident reported by media blatantly violated China’s relevant laws and regulations. It has also violated the ethical bottom line that the academic community adheres to. It is shocking and unacceptable,” Xu Nanping, a vice-minister for science and technology,told the state-owned CCTV on Thursday.Continue reading...
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