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Year in Review Genetics

News of the first gene-edited babies ignited a firestorm

Chinese researchers used CRISPR/Cas9 to alter a gene to block HIV infection

Jiankui He

DATA DELIVERY  On November 28, researcher Jiankui He gave scientists a first glimpse of data from the creation of two gene-edited babies. Many in the scientific community have decried the work.

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By Tina Hesman Saey

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