He Jiankui and the World’s First CRISPR-Cas9 Gene-Edited Babies: A Scientific Breakthrough or Ethical Catastrophe?
In 2018, the scientific community was shaken by the shocking revelation that a Chinese scientist,He Jiankui, had successfully created the first gene-edited babies using CRISPR technology. This pioneering yet highly contentious experiment led to the birth of twin girls, Lulu and Nana, who were genetically altered to make them resistant to HIV. While some regarded […]