China has suspended the research
activities of the scientist who claimed
to have created the world's first gene
edited babies local authorities said the
work of her Zhang Cree was a violation
of Chinese law and ethics the scientists
caused outrage earlier this week when he
told a genome summit he had altered the
genes of twin baby girls to make them
resistant to HIV a claim that has not
actually been confirmed experts are
concerned that meddling with the genome
of an embryo could cause harm not only
to the individual but also future
generations that inherit some of these
changes
professor hers employers at a university
in Shenzhen said they had no knowledge
of his research adding the university
would be investigating his claims
