20-01-2026 18:21 via science.slashdot.org

He Went To Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He's Planning To Do It Again

He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who served three years in prison after creating the world's first gene-edited babies in 2018, is now preparing for another attempt at germline editing -- this time to prevent Alzheimer's disease. In an interview, He said he has established an independent lab in south Beijing and raised $7 million from private donors to fund research into introducing a protective genetic mutation found in Icelandic populations.
The three girls born from his original experiment ar
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