Stanford clears its researchers in CRISPR-baby scandal
(WorldNews Health)

Stanford University has exonerated its researchers of any wrongdoing in their communications with a Chinese biophysicist who brazenly violated a scientific taboo - using CRISPR-Cas 9 to edit the genomes of human embryos. In a statement released late Tuesday, the university stated that its review concluded that its Stanford researchers were not participants in the research by and that they had no research, financial or organizational ties to this research. The review — conducted by a Stanford faculty member and an outside investigator — found that the Stanford researchers expressed serious concerns to Dr. He about his work. `When Dr. He did not...