After Analyzing CRISPR Work Done By Chinese Researcher, Scientists’ Verdict Is That It’s Way Worse Than Initially Realized

Ethical criticism of He Jiankui's work has been coming in fast and furious over the past week. But now scientists are also criticizing the research itself, saying it's plagued with massive technical shortcomings. His results show that “this was all a terrible idea in basically every way,” said Erik Sontheimer, who studies CRISPR in his lab at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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