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He Jiankui, embryo editing, CCR5, the London patient, and jumping to conclusions

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Illustration of HIV assembly and budding.

When He Jiankui announced the birth of twin girls whose DNA he had modified when they were embryos using the CRISPR gene-editing tool, he justified his actions on the ground that he had given the two girls lifetime immunity from HIV infection.  Read More

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