By: Dan Robitzski
May 22, 2019
Baby Shower
When the now-infamous Chinese scientist He Jiankui brought twin gene-hacked baby girls into the world, the scientific community and world governments condemned his research and insisted on stronger safeguards to keep it from happening again.
Now, CNBC reports that the next gene-hacked baby from He’s lab is due to be born this summer — and scientists are scrambling to make sense of what it means for humanity and science.
Gemini Season
Back in January, Stanford bioethicist William Hurlbut warned the world that a third gene-hacked baby was likely due in June.