Gene-editing Chinese scientist kept much of his work secret

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — The Chinese scientist who says he helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies followed an unorthodox career path.
He Jiankui (HEH JEE’-an-qway) kept secret much of his research in pursuit of a larger goal — making history.
Ahead of a medical conference in Hong Kong this week, He claimed he used the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR on twin girls born earlier this month in China to try to help them resist possible future infection with the AIDS