The Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically-edited babies said Wednesday the trial had been paused, following an international outcry over the highly controversial procedure. “I must apologize this result was leaked unexpectedly,” He said of the apparent breakthrough “The clinical trial was paused due to the current situation,” he added. Conference moderator Robin Lovell-Badge said He’s trial was a “backward step” for the science industry, but described the babies’ birth as “momentous” nonetheless. “Clearly however it is a point in history… These two babies would appear to be the first gene-edited babies. In many countries the editing of human DNA is tightly controlled.

Source: Egypt Independent November 28, 2018 07:52 UTC