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Chinese scientists fired after child dies in world’s first brain gene-editing attempt

The world’s first attempt to edit genes inside a child’s brain, which killed a six-year-old girl in Shanghai last year, has led to the firing of scientists following an official investigation that found they had broken research rules and taken money from her family. The investigation, ordered by the Communist Party’s Shanghai municipal committee and the local government, concluded on Friday that…

Chinese scientists fired after child dies in world’s first brain gene-editing attempt

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