The scientific community has questioned the ethics of an experiment that Chinese scientist He Jiankui, seen here in a 2018 photo, went to jail for. Photo: AFP
The scientific community has questioned the ethics of an experiment that Chinese scientist He Jiankui, seen here in a 2018 photo, went to jail for. Photo: AFP
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exclusive | ‘Respect them,’ says He Jiankui, creator of world’s first gene-edited humans

  • Scientists still question ethics of an experiment that the scientist went to jail for
  • ‘I did it too quickly,’ says He, who now hopes to develop therapies for inherited diseases

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Updated: 3:32pm, 14 Feb, 2023

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The scientific community has questioned the ethics of an experiment that Chinese scientist He Jiankui, seen here in a 2018 photo, went to jail for. Photo: AFP
The scientific community has questioned the ethics of an experiment that Chinese scientist He Jiankui, seen here in a 2018 photo, went to jail for. Photo: AFP
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