AdvertisementScientists Call For Global Moratorium On Creating Gene-Edited BabiesMarch 13, 2019Rob SteinfacebookEmailThere was an uproar in 2018 when a scientist in China, He Jiankui, announced that he had successfully used CRISPR to edit the genes of twin girls when they were embryos. Prominent scientists hope to stop further attempts at germline editing, at least for now. (AP)