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He Went To Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He's Planning To Do It Again


He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who served three years in prison after creating the world's first gene-edited babies in 2018, is now preparing for another attempt at germline editing -- this time to prevent Alzheimer's disease. In an interview, He said he has established an independent lab in sout...

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