He Jiankui, Chinese scientist who edited babies’ genes, jailed for three years
The biophysicist was guilty of illegal practice in trying to alter the genetic makeup of twins Lula and Nana
The scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies has been sentenced to to three years in prison by a court in China.
He Jiankui said in November 2018 that he had used gene-editing technology known as Crispr-Cas9 to change the genes of twin girls, causing a backlash in China and globally about the ethics of his research and work.