He Jiankui's gene editing experiment ignored other HIV strains - STAT

He Jiankui's gene editing experiment ignored other HIV strains - STAT

Opinion: He Jiankui, embryo editing, CCR5, the London patient, and jumping to conclusions

By HENRY T. GREELY

DAVID S. GOODSELL/THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE/WELLCOME

He Jiankui's claim that he gave two girls lifetime immunity from HIV ignored the existence of HIV strains that circumvent the gene he edited.

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