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Illegal medical practice

Chinese scientists sentenced to prison for genetically engineering babies

Chinese scientists sentenced to prison for genetically engineering babies

A Chinese court has sentenced biomedical scientist He Jiankui and two other scientists to prison on Monday, December 30 for “illegal medical practice” for genetically engineering three babies. He was sentenced to three years in prison and is facing a fine of $430,000. The other two scientists, Zhang Renli
Dhipa Palani Dec 31, 2019

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