The Gene Editing Dilemma: Where Science Meets Society | Chloe Richards | TEDxKings College School

On the 29th of November 2018, the world woke up to a headline which sounded like science fiction. The first genetically modified humans had been born. The scientist who created them is now in prison.But the technology which made them possible has not gone away. When you hear the term genetically modified, your mind might jump to ideas of designer babies edited to be taller, prettier, cleverer. However, this was not the case here.Hajjangqui was the first scientist to use gene editing to disable the CCR5 gene ...