China moves to ban genetic editing of human embryos

Good. CRISPR can be a great tool, but the long-term consequences of its use aren't clear yet and there have been reports it's not nearly as accurate as it was initially believed. It's incredibly unethical to conduct such experiments on human subjects at this stage.
 
Gene genie. The genetically edited twins born in China last year might have had their brains altered in a way that affects memory and cognition. He Jiankui, the now disgraced scientist who performed the editing technique on the unborn twins, was attempting to make the children immune to HIV. MIT Technology Review
 
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