World's first genetically edited babies born in China, claims scientist

There is no independent confirmation of He's claim, and it has not been published in a journal, where it would be vetted by other experts

A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.

If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics.

A US scientist said he took part in the work in China, but this kind of gene editing is banned in the US because the DNA changes can pass to future generations and it risks harming other genes. Many scientists think it’s too unsafe to try, and some denounced the Chinese