Jiankui He, University of California - Berkeley (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Jiankui He, University of California - Berkeley

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In a video he released in November 2018, Jiankui He explained his rationale for CRISPR editing embryos in vitro and then implanting the embryos in a Chinese woman. The artificial insemination resulted in the birth last year of two apparently healthy girls with genetic mutations in the CCR5 gene that are now linked to a significant increase in mortality.

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Jiankui He - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aezxaOn0efE

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