November 30, 2018
5,863
90
1.54%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
A Chinese researcher claims to have made the world’s first genetically-edited babies, crossing a boundary many have feared. We explain how and why.
The Chinese government has ordered a team of medical researchers to cease its controversial work in helping produce the world’s first gene-edited babies, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Chinese Vice Minister of Science and Technology Xu Nanping, says the AP, told state broadcaster CCTV that his ministry opposes the medical team’s research into producing twin girls. Xu said the government is opening an investigation, saying the medical team’s work was illegal and unacceptable.
The Chinese researcher, He Jiankui, said their team was able to alter DNA of the female twins in a way to avoid an infection from the AIDS virus. But other scientists around the world have criticized the Chinese medical researchers and are reviewing their findings.
Read more at
When news breaks, we break it down for you.
Just the FAQs cuts through the clutter and helps you with your daily news fix. Watch more
Subscribe to our channel
Like USA TODAY on Facebook
#JustTheFAQs
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.