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HONG KONG | Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies

HONG KONG | Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies

HONG KONG— A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.

If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics.

A U.S. scientist said he took part in the work in China, but this kind of gene editing is banned in theU…

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HONG KONG  | AP Exclusive: First gene-edited babies claimed in China

HONG KONG  | AP Exclusive: First gene-edited babies claimed in China

HONG KONG  — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.

If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics.

A U.S. scientist said he took part in the work in China, but this kind of gene editing is banned in the United States…

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