Who is He Jiankui, and from whence did he come?
Every superhero, and antagonist, has his own origin story. He Jiankui, the scientist who stunned the world with a claim that he had already gene-edited two baby girls, has one too.
STAT’s unraveled some of the controversial scientist’s background through a series of interviews, piecing together the story of how he emerged from obscurity and irrevocably changed scientific history.
“His demeanor was an odd combination of hubris and naivete,” CRISPR co-discoverer Jennifer Doudna told STAT. “He was very confident in his work, and not totally understanding what an explosion he had caused.”
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