Remember the Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who in late 2018 turned out to be playing with the genetic code of human embryos, leading to the birth of twins, the world’s first genetically modified humans? We even mentioned it in this content.
The scientist, who used CRISPR gene technology and changed the genetics of baby embryos, shocked the scientific world with his statement and received a great reaction around the world. Experts in the field of genetics stated that He Jiankui’s experiment was full of terrible scientific and ethical errors and discredited science. A short time later, He Jiankui was arrested. So much so that when the news first came out, it was even said that the scientist would be executed.
Scientist arrested for ‘playing’ with human genetics has been released
The ‘mad scientist’ has also changed his position at the Southern University of Science and Technology of China after the events. had lost. According to a report now received, He Jiankui has completed his sentence in prison and is released from prison.
It is unknown what He Jiankui will do now. Before he went to prison, he had discussions with several companies in China and Switzerland to produce genetically engineered human embryos, but if he does it again, it’s possible he’ll go to jail.
Of course, we don’t even need to talk about the scientific and ethical problems of the concept of ‘playing’ with human DNA, so to speak. However, people do not care. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.
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