Top stories: The untold story of 2018’s CRISPR babies, China’s gene-edited crops, and new exoplanets
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The untold story of the ‘circle of trust’ behind the world’s first gene-edited babies
Chinese biophysicist and entrepreneur He Jiankui’s use of CRISPR gene-editing technology to alter the genetic code of two human babies rocked the international scientific community last fall. Now, more information has emerged about He’s plans, his collaborators, and the people he confided in.