{
  "id": 16906783,
  "title": "In China gene-editing trial, 2 children improved, 1 died and 1 withdrew",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/in-china-gene-editing-trial-2-children-improved-1-died-and-1-withdrew-16906783",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372452/china-gene-editing-trial-2-children-improved-1-died-and-1-withdrew"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Four seriously ill Chinese boys who would almost certainly have died in their twenties from a rare inherited disease received the same highly anticipated gene-editing drug. More than a year later, a set of cruel and contradictory data emerged. Two boys gained the strength to walk farther. One boy showed no improvement in gait and subsequently withdrew from the trial. And the fourth boy’s heart…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}