> The first trial of CRISPR in humans took place in China in 2016, when Lu You, a physician at Sichuan University, put gene-edited cells into a lung cancer patient. Since then, other Chinese trials have moved forward, though not much is known about them.

> Last year Chinese researcher He Jiankui caused a global outcry ...

Ethics aside, it’s definitely more than one Chinese scientist working in this area.

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