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[-] Skua@kbin.earth 56 points 2 weeks ago

A scientist who has served time in prison for editing human genetics. It was with the intention of combatting HIV, but it seems to have been done with little to no regard for medical ethics, including misleading the parents of the babies involved and apparently putting them on the hook for the costs of the experiments if they pulled out

this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2025
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