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Fortune
Nicholas Gordon

Scientist who gene-edited human babies is out of jail, trying to start a comeback

(Credit: Greg Baker—AFP/Getty Images)

Hong Kong’s government hoped to attract the world’s best talent when it announced a new two-year work permit for scientists, engineers and other high-earning professionals. 

And the scheme has already attracted one famous—or infamous—applicant: He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who made headlines in 2018 for genetically-modifying human embryos, and who was later sentenced to three years in prison.

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