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How a geneticist led the effort to free a mother convicted of killing her kids

How a geneticist led the effort to free a mother convicted of killing her kids

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Bo Huang, Ph.D.

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By Adrian Cho Verified, Christie Wilcox Verified, Daniel Clery Verified, David Grimm Verified, David Malakoff Verified, Dennis Normile Verified, Eric Hand Verified, Erik Stokstad Verified, Jeffrey Brainard Verified, Jeffrey Mervis Verified, Jennie Erin Smith, Jocelyn Kaiser Verified, John Travis Verified, Jon Cohen Verified, Katie Langin Verified, Kelly Servick Verified, Martin Enserink Verified, Matthew Warren Verified, Michael Greshko Verified, Paul Voosen Verified, Phie Jacobs Verified, Rachel Bernstein Verified, Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Verified, Tim Appenzeller Verified
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Home Bo Huang, Ph.D. Back To Home Share on X Bo Huang, Ph.D. Dr. Huang is a professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and of biochemistry and biophysics (joint) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Peking University in 2001, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University in 2006.
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John Travis (@john-travis.bsky.social)

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By John Travis Verified, Pat Savage
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John Travis john-travis.bsky.social did:plc:czuppfcvwnih37asbxdhlare 16 months after a young girl died in a gene-editing trial, the study's entry in clinicaltrial. gov has finally been updated to acknowledge the death. The move comes after @science.org and @retractionwatch.com revealed the fatality 1/ https://science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public http://clinicaltrials.gov 2026-08-04T12:32:38.969Z
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Chinese university launches probe into girl’s gene-editing death

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By John Travis Verified
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1.0x 00:00 3:05 1.0x Audio is AI-generated. Report an issue|Give feedback Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine over the weekend said it would launch a “comprehensive investigation” into the previously undisclosed death last year of a 6-year-old girl who had received an experimental gene therapy from one of its scientists. The medical school promised “serious action” based on its findings.
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