Research activities of people arrested following an incident involving a baby modified by a gene – Xinhua

BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) – Chinese authorities ordered Thursday to suspend research activities of those involved in the incident involving geniuses of genes, denouncing the case as "extremely abominable by nature" and contrary Chinese laws and scientific ethics.

The case of twin genes reported by the media reported by the media violently violated Chinese laws and regulations, as well as the consequences on scientific ethics, both shocking and unacceptable, told Xinhua Xu Nanping , Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The National Health Commission of China and the China Association for Science and Technology also spoke out against the incident.

He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, said on Monday he had changed the DNA of twins born a few weeks ago to prevent them from contracting HIV. His complaint has not been proven yet, but the incident sparked a heated debate in the scientific community and on social media.