Chinese Scientist Who Created CRISPR Babies Could Face the Death Penalty, Fellow Geneticist Warns
A British geneticist is disquieted that He Jiankui — the Chinese scientist responsible for for the birth of genetically modify human twins — could confront the death penalty for corruption and graft charges . When He Jiankuiwent missingback in other December , we suspected big fuss ahead for the rogue scientist , but as Sarah Knaptonreportsin the Telegraph , his predicament is even bad than we retrieve . The embattle scientist is reportedly living under armed guard at a state - owned flat in Shenzhen , China , grant to geneticist Robin Lovell - Badge of the Francis Crick Institute in London , who now worries that He could face the death punishment for his indiscretions ....