He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who made the world’s first genetically modified babies, is expected to face criminal charges after a government investigation found that he falsified ethical review documents.
Dr He drew condemnation from scientists in China and abroad on ethical and safety grounds in November, when he revealed the birth of twins whose genes had been altered with the editing technique known as Crispr.
A second woman is pregnant with a foetus whose genes were edited by Dr He, according to an investigation by health officials in Guangdong province, home to the university where the scientist was based, China’s official Xinhua news agency said.
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