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Reuters reports The Chinese government on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to research activities for people involve in the editing human genes, after a Chinese scientist said he had edited the genes of twin babies.
据路透社报道，一名中国科学家声称他编辑了一对双胞胎的基因之后，中国政府周四下令暂时停止人们参与编辑人类基因的研究活动。
Scientist He Jiankui said this week that he used a gene-editing technology to alter the embryonic genes of the twin girls born this month.
科学家贺建奎本周表示，他使用基因编辑技术改变了本月出生的双胞胎女孩的胚胎基因。
He's announcement, which has not been verified, sparked an international outcry about the ethics and safety of such research.
他的声明虽然尚未得到证实，但是引发了国际社会对此类研究的道德和安全的强烈抗议。
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