Chinese 'baby maker' is proud of his work

hong kong - After the worldwide harsh criticism, the Chinese scientist He Jiankui has defended his work, which allegedly led to the birth of the first genetically modified babies in the world. He said he was proud of his work. He also emphasized that science must do more to help people with diseases. He said that Wednesday at a genome research conference in Hong Kong, where he answered questions from international experts.

It was the first time that the researcher appeared in public since a video of him was published on YouTube on Monday, which led to worldwide indignation among scientists and ethicists. In it he had announced the birth of babies Lulu and Nana. The interventions on embryos with the still young crispr-cas technology meant to make the children, of whom the scientist wants to keep the identity secret, resistant to HIV. So far there is no independent confirmation of his claim.