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He Jiankui: China’s most controversial researcher wants to go to the US

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Published: September 16th, 2024,
Last updated: September 25th, 2024

Archive image: He Jinakui at a symposium in Hong Kong in 2018.
He Jiankui caused a stir in 2018 when he manipulated the genetic material of two embryos. Now the controversial scientist wants to leave China and move to the USA. His field of research has also changed.

Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who caused global outrage in 2018 when he created the first genetically modified babies, is openly considering moving to the United States to work on a gene treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

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