(yes, this is a real post by someone who also happened to have actually been arrested for gene editing embryos)

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    He served as associate professor of biology at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, before his dismissal from the university in January 2019.[2][3][4] In November 2018, He announced that he had created the first human genetically edited babies,[5] twin girls who were born modified with HIV resistance in October 2018 and were known by their pseudonyms, Lulu and Nana. The announcement was initially praised in the press as a major scientific advancement.[6] However, following scrutiny on how the experiment was executed, he received widespread condemnation from the public and scientific community.[7][8][9] An investigation report showed that he raised money for his research to evade government and university research regulations.[10]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Jiankui

    wow lol