Stanford Probes Faculty Ties to China Gene-Edited Baby Work
An embryo receives a small dose of Cas9 protein and PCSK9 sgRNA in a sperm injection microscope in a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
Stanford University has started a review of interactions that some faculty members had with He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who claims to have helped make gene-edited babies.
Several Stanford professors have said they knew or strongly suspected He wanted to try gene editing on embryos intended for pregnancy.
