The scientist who went to prison for gene hacking a pair of twins in China is now decrying the ethics that punished him.

German anesthesiologist Joachim Boldt has an unfortunate claim to fame. According to Retraction Watch, a public database of ...

In another case, China’s He Jiankui was sentenced to three years in prison in 2019 for creating the world’s first genetically edited babies using the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR.

Jiankui He is a controversial Chinese biophysicist and geneticist known for creating the first human genetically edited ...

Dr He was detained by Chinese authorities and eventually sentenced to three years in prison for the illegal ... Listen to our interview with He Jiankui. Correction (February 27th 2025): A previous ...