Last November, He Jiankui, a Chinese biology Associate Professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUST)in Shenzhen (Guangdong Province) announced that he and his
Tag: Gene Editing
China’s Golem Babies: There is Another Agenda
The shocking news that a team of scientists working in China have managed to gene-edit the DNA of recently-born human twins to allegedly make them
“Designer Babies” Could Lead to “Super Cyborg” and Bioweapons Arms Races
A Chinese scientist claims to be the first person to genetically engineer babies. According to Professor He Jiankui, he used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology
Rogue Science Strikes Again: The Case of the First Gene-Edited Babies
The idea of scientists tinkering with the genes of babies was once the provenance of science fiction, but now it’s apparently entered the realm of
Is Gene Editing the New Name for Eugenics?
A major new technology known as Gene Editing has gained significant attention in recent months. Its advocates claim it will revolutionize everything from agriculture production
