The WHO reacts to the Chinese twins edited by the gene with a plan for global guidelines

The World Health Organization has set up a new committee to establish guidelines for scientists involved in the modification of human DNA, just months after the controversial birth of the world's first babies. have been genetically modified in China.

The 18-member WHO panel of scientific experts, including a Chinese bioethicist, will meet in Geneva next month to "examine the scientific, ethical, social and legal challenges associated with gene modification". and make recommendations, the organization said a statement.

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