{
  "id": 19934019,
  "title": "Chinese scientists fired after child dies in world’s first brain gene-editing attempt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/chinese-scientists-fired-after-child-dies-in-worlds-first-brain-gene-19934019",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:23:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3374429/chinese-scientists-fired-after-child-dies-worlds-first-brain-gene-editing-attempt"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
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  "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."
}