He Jiankui

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Chinese scientist who announced (in 2018) the birth of the first claimed gene-edited babies by attempting to disrupt CCR5; discussed as a controversial harbinger.

Mentioned in 2 videos

Videos Mentioning He Jiankui

Jamie Metzl on The Portal (with host Eric Weinstein) Ep. #029 – The Bio-Hacker will see you now

Jamie Metzl on The Portal (with host Eric Weinstein) Ep. #029 – The Bio-Hacker will see you now

Eric Weinstein

Chinese scientist who announced (in 2018) the birth of the first claimed gene-edited babies by attempting to disrupt CCR5; discussed as a controversial harbinger.

244 ‒ The history of the cell, cell therapy, gene therapy, and more | Siddhartha Mukherjee

244 ‒ The history of the cell, cell therapy, gene therapy, and more | Siddhartha Mukherjee

Peter Attia MD

A Chinese scientist who controversially created the first genetically modified human embryos (Lulu and Nana) using CRISPR, aiming for HIV resistance, despite no medical necessity.