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Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos

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Rumours of germline modification prove true — and look set to reignite an ethical debate.

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Cyranoski, D., Reardon, S. Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17378

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