Chinese Scientist Claims to Use Crispr to Make First Genetically Edited Babies The researcher, He Jiankui, offered no evidence or data to back up his assertions. If true, some fear the feat could open the door to “designer babies.” Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Editorials: The Trump Administration’s War on ScienceScienceTake: Wonders of a Marine National MonumentBolzano Journal: Who Killed the Iceman? Clues Emerge in a Very Cold CasePlanet guzzler 'supermassive' black hole hurtling through space at 5 million miles an hourWonders of the DeepTake a Number: A 7.4 Quake in Southern California? A Long Fault Could Make It Likelier