Roundtables: CRISPR Babies—Six years later

Recorded on July 25, 2024

CRISPR Babies: Six years later

Speakers: He Jiankui, CRISPR Pioneer, Antonio Regalado, senior editor for biomedicine, and Mat Honan, editor in chief

Gene editing can correct or improve the DNA of human embryos, essentially opening the door to “technological evolution” of our species. But in 2018, a premature attempt to use gene editing led to a prison term for He Jiankui, the researcher involved. Editor in chief Mat Honan and senior editor for biomedicine Antonio Regalado have a conversation with He Jiankui, biophysicist and creator of the first gene-edited humans, to revisit this controversial technology and the future of editing in IVF clinics.

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