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Detained Chinese professor He Jiankui, who created first genetically modified infants, late last year appeared in court and on December 30 was sentenced to 3 years in prison freedom and a large fine – for violation of medical ethics. The colleagues of the scientist who took part in this were also convicted. unique experiment.
But what’s interesting, in the court verdict there are not two, but three baby whose genome has been edited to immunity to HIV disease. But where did the third come from child?
According to the bioethicist William Hurlboot (Stanford University), He Jiankui himself never hid the fact that he was a third woman, who underwent such an experiment, was the expectant mother in the 12th week pregnancy, that is, give birth to a genetically modified baby she should have been last summer. But there is no information about this – neither in the press nor on the internet.
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And if it weren’t for the court’s decision, the world would simply forget that on Earth not two girls grow up – Nana and Lulu, but three children with corrected genome. In last year’s official conviction, Ho From the side of the authorities of the Peoples Republic of China, there was neither a word nor a half word about the third baby.
It remains a mystery whether the third modified child was born or not, who is this boy or girl, and where did this happen. In any case, the first experience in correcting the human genome showed that this question will sooner or later confront humanity. Maybe, that the observation of growing genetically modified children shed light on this problem, show it from a completely different perspective, and He Jiankui himself will still be recorded in the scientific heroes. However, thanks to this bold experiment, the whole world recognized him and so, I think she will never forget …
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