Rogue Chinese scientist to be punished for creation of first gene-edited humans

A preliminary investigation has concluded that rogue geneticist He Jiankui broke regulations to create the world’s first gene-edited babies. China has said that He will be punished for his actions. A team of investigators told the official state Xinhua news agency that their investigation found that He intentionally dodged research oversight and used potentially unsafe techniques to edit human embryos. Investigators said He forged ethical approvals to recruit eight couples to his research project, resulting in two pregnancies. One of the mothers gave birth to twins. Another woman is carrying a gene-edited foetus.