China Tightens Clinical Trial Oversight Post Gene-Edited Babies Scandal

New draft regulation will require state-level approval over high-risk and reproductive use of gene and cell technologies.

Genetic engineering and gene manipulation concept. Hand is replacing part of a DNA molecule. 3D rendered illustration of DNA.
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One of the first tasks after the Lunar New Year for China’s National Health Commission (NHC) was to release a draft guideline on Feb. 26 to rein in a seemingly wild area of development in the country - cell and gene therapy.

The move was prompted by a string of clinical trials in which Chinese researchers stunned the world with gene-editing technology

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