David Gerger

Who is Michael Deem and what was his role in his former student He Jiankui’s purported production of twin CRISPR’d babies? Is Deem now trying to edit himself out of the project? He Jiankui relied on help from many people and Deem was reportedly a part of that team. Members of He’s own research team helped with the CRISPR of human embryos, but it’s unclear if they all knew about the implantation and pregnancies. Apparently He also enlisted help from assisted reproductive physicians and researchers. …Read More