Researcher who edited human gene suspended

Experts worry about twins' health, along with sharing of altered DNA

He Jiankui, the Chinese researcher who claimed to have created the world's first gene-edited babies, has been suspended from any scientific activities amid mounting questions from government agencies and academicians about the experiment.

Using a fertilized human egg cell, He sought to disable a gene that forms a protein doorway that allows the HIV to enter, intending to make the resulting person resistant to the virus.