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with his gene-edited baby experiments back in 2018, a highly controversial use of the technology that ended up sending him to a three-year stint in prison for illegal medical practices."I did it too quickly," HeHis attempts to use the gene-editing technique CRISPR on three separate babies were designed to modify a gene called CCR5, which is known to offer resistance to the HIV virus.
Years — and a prison sentence — later, He is ready to speak out about the current state of the girls.. "This is their wish and we should respect them," he said, adding that "the happiness of the children and their families should come first."
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