Chinese scientist criticized for risking ‘gene-edited’ babies’ lives
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – A leading geneticist who ran the conference where a Chinese scientist said he had made the world’s first “gene-edited” babies condemned him on Monday for potentially jeopardizing lives and having no biology training.
Robin Lovell-Badge, organizer of the November 2018 event where China’s He Jiankui made his controversial presentation, described him as a rich man with a “huge ego” who “wanted to do something he thinks will change the world”.
He Jiankui, associate professor at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, sparked an international scientific and ethical row when he said he had used a technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 to alter the embryonic genes of twin girls born in November.
Ce savant chinois, qui s’est vanté d’avoir le premier réussi l’édition de gènes d’embryons humains, vient d’être renvoyé par l’Université SUSTech où il travaillait après les résultats préliminaires effectués par la Guangdong Province Investigation Task Force.
Selon ces entités et les autorités compétentes, le professeur associé He Jiankui recherchait inconsidérément la gloire et la fortune, et a été unanimement condamné pour ses pratiques non conformes à l’éthique élémentaire.
(SHENZHEN, China (Reuters)
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