With its CRISPR revolution, China becomes a world leader in genome editing
Amid controversy over gene-edited babies, government continues to pour resources into work with plants and animals
CRISPR in China
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The untold story of the ‘circle of trust’ behind the world’s first gene-edited babies
How regulations and the scientific community itself failed to stop the “rogue” Chinese scientist He Jiankui -
Did CRISPR help—or harm—the first-ever gene-edited babies?
He Jiankui’s attempt to knock out the CCR5 gene was messy—and so are debates about potential consequences -
China’s CRISPR push in animals promises better meat, novel therapies, and pig organs for people
Country tallies many firsts with genome-edited dogs, monkeys, and pigs -
To feed its 1.4 billion, China bets big on genome editing of crops
Scientists there are forging ahead with CRISPR, even as regulations remain unclear
