"Jailed Chinese Scientist Resumes Genome-Editing Research Despite Controversy"

Disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who was jailed in 2019 for genetically editing human babies, has returned to genetic research and opened three new labs to continue experiments on human embryos. He claims to focus on developing gene editing techniques for treating rare diseases and insists that his work will comply with domestic and international rules. Despite fierce criticism, he remains proud of his past work and believes society will eventually accept it. He had previously announced the creation of the first genome-edited babies using CRISPR-Cas9, leading to his arrest and trial for illegal gene-editing intended for reproduction.