I am responding to the recent CMAJ commentary by Dr. Bartha Maria Knopper and Erika
Kleiderman. 1 The genomics revolution has opened Pandora's box for all life forms and …

By PAM BELLUCK AUG. 2, 2017 Scientists for the first time have successfully edited genes
in human embryos to repair a common and serious disease-causing mutation, producing …

Two prominent bioethicists in China are calling on its government to set up a research
centre dedicated to ensuring the well-being of the first children born with edited genomes …

In November, 2018, Dr. Jiankui He reported in the popular press that twin infant girls had
been born after having undergone gene editing during the embryonic period with the intent …

In November 2018, the scientific community was rocked when He Jiankui, a Chinese
biophysicist, claimed that he had overseen the birth of twin girls from embryos gene-edited …

In November 2018, a Chinese scientist named He Jankui (known to his associates as “JK”)
claimed that he had successfully produced the world's first gene-edited human babies using …

In 2018, the first babies with edited DNA-Lulu and Nana-were born in China, under the
auspices of nownotorious scientist He Jiankui. The experiment has been widely condemned …

Technology Review (Regaldo, 2018), the Associated Press (Marchione, 2018) reported that
a Chinese researcher, Dr Jiankui He, was claiming to have performed genome editing in …

Scientists should be permitted to modify human embryos destined for implantation in the
womb to eliminate devastating genetic diseases such as sickle-cell anaemia or cystic …

During the second World Summit of Human Gene Editing, Jiankui He presented the gene-
editing project that led to the birth of two baby girls with man-made CC chemokine receptor …