A Chinese scientist who was jailed for three years for creating the world’s first gene-edited babies is now looking for government funding for a new DNA project, The South China Morning Post reported.
He Jiankui has moved to Beijing, said the report, announcing on Weibo that he aims to raise $7.2 million to create a new DNA synthesiser. Jiankui was released from prison earlier this year, it added, having sparked uproar in the scientific community for illegally creating three genetically modified embryos, later born as “Lulu”, “Nana” and “Amy.”
Read the full report: South China Morning Post
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