Chinese Researcher Claims to Have Genetically Edited Babies

On CGTN America, Marcy Darnovsky, PhD, the executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society, discusses the ethics of human genetic modification.

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Gene editing of crops and livestock may soon be permitted in England for the first time under a consultation launched by the government on Thursday.

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U.S. law sets stage for boost to artificial intelligence research

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Chinese Researcher Claims to Have Genetically Edited Babies

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