HONG KONG: A scientist in China claims to have created the world’s first genetically-edited babies, in a potentially groundbreaking and controversial medical first.
Chinese university professor He Jiankui posted a video on YouTube saying that the twin girls, born a few weeks ago, had had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV.
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