The twin girls “lulu” and “Nana”the supposedly first genetically modified children in the world, according to controversial Chinese researcher He Jiankui “normal” Life. His actions had caused great outrage.
According to the Chinese researcher He Jiankui, the supposedly first genetically modified children in the world are introduced around four years after their birth “normal, peaceful and undisturbed life”. That’s what the controversial scientist said, according to the Hong Kong newspaper “South China Morning Post” in a conversation with the newspaper, from which she quoted on Tuesday.
He Jiankui had the birth of twin girls in November 2018 “lulu” and “Nana” announced. The researcher also stated at the time that another woman was pregnant with a genetically modified child. This child was also born later. The researcher stated that he had manipulated the children’s genome using the Crispr/Cas9 gene scissors in such a way that the children were protected from infection with HIV.
Other researchers had increasingly doubted the results
His actions triggered great outrage in specialist circles and in the public. He Jiankui was sentenced to three years in China, like that “South China Morning Post” reported. Accordingly, he already runs a new laboratory in Beijing, where he researches affordable therapies for rare genetic diseases. His long-term vision is “that each of us should be free from hereditary diseases”quoted the paper.
When asked if he was worried about the children’s future, He Jiankui said he had the same expectations and concerns as any father about his children’s future, according to the newspaper. He and his team promised the parents that they would continue to monitor the children’s health. Efforts have also been made to obtain additional private insurance. But no insurance wanted to get involved. Now it is planned to set up a charitable foundation to collect money.
After the publication, other researchers had increasingly doubted the Chinese’s results. Experts concluded that He Jiankui’s actions violated numerous ethical and scientific standards. In addition, the manipulations intended to protect the babies from infection with HIV would probably not have had the desired success.
Source: Stern
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