The Chinese scientist who was imprisoned for secretly creating the world’s first genetically-engineered babies has claimed he will be remembered as China’s Charles Darwin for ultimately eliminating natural selection.
He Jiankui, who shocked the scientific world in 2018 when he said he had rewritten the DNA of two twins, Lulu and Nana, told The Telegraph that he had no regrets over the controversial experiment.
An investigation by Chinese authorities – which also revealed a third gene-edited baby – resulted in a three-year prison sentence.
In 20 years, gene editing in human embryos will be as popular as iPhone pic.twitter.com/BWoJ52h6ei
— Jiankui He (@Jiankui_He) December 21, 2024
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