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Chinese scientist He Jiankui arrives to speak at a brief press conference in Beijing on Feb. 21, 2023. He, a Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate five years ago with claims that he made the world's first genetically edited babies, said that he hopes to research rare hereditary diseases in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

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For man behind gene-edited babies, a rocky return to science
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Mon,02/27/23-6:37PM , 83 Reads
Five years ago, scientist He Jiankui shocked his peers and the world with claims that he created the first genetically edited babies.
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Rylae-Ann Poulin smiles as she learns to ride a horse in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Rylae-Ann was among the first to benefit from a new way of delivering gene therapy _ directly into the brain _ that experts believe holds great promise for treating a host of brain disorders. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Promising gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Tue,01/24/23-12:04AM , 192 Reads
When Rylae-Ann Poulin was a year old, she didn’t crawl or babble like other kids her age. A rare genetic disorder kept her from even lifting her head. Her parents took turns holding her upright at night just so she could breathe comfortably and sleep.

Then, months later, doctors delivered gene therapy directly to her brain.
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Carey Johnson and her son Fabian Swain are photographed wearing face masks in their Germantown, Md., home on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Both Carey and Fabian have recovered from COVID. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Wed,11/23/22-2:02PM , 75 Reads
A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. It was a prelude to a wave that experts expect to soon wash over the U.S.
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This undated photo shows Terry Horgan with his parents in the family's Montour Falls, N.Y., home. Horgan, a 27-year-old who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, died last month, Oct. 2022, according to Cure Rare Disease, a Connecticut-based nonprofit founded by his brother, Rich, to try and save him. Although it’s still unclear what killed him, his death is raising questions about the experiment and the overall prospect of what one ethicist calls designer genetic therapies. (Kate Collins/The Journal via AP)

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Death in US gene therapy study sparks search for answers
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Fri,11/04/22-9:58AM , 79 Reads
The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him.
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