We can now control our species genetic future
but this power is ‘awesome and terrifying’
Chinese scientist He Jiankui claims to have engineered the world’s first genetically-modified babies. Did he unleash one of science’s worst fears?
Chinese scientist He Jiankui claims to have engineered the world’s first genetically-modified babies. Did he unleash one of science’s worst fears?
Scientists have for the first time used gene therapy to destroy advanced tumours in cancer patients — a goal that has taken 20 years to achieve.