Scientists fired after gene-editing brain trial kills child in Shanghai

An official investigation found that researchers in Shanghai conducted the world's first in-brain gene editing on a six-year-old girl, who died, without proper oversight and withheld concerning monkey trial results from her doctors. The scientists were fired and accused of taking money from the family. This marks a significant regulatory and ethical failure in advanced medical research, potentially impacting future gene-editing trials.

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