27 Nov 2018

Scientists horrified by Chinese genome editing experiment

From The Panel, 4:44 pm on 27 November 2018

A Chinese professor has presented the world with its first genetically edited babies - twin girls whose DNA has been altered to prevent them from contracting HIV. But it's been described as "monstrous" by others in the scientific community. Otago University's Dr Jeanne Snelling joins us to explain why.