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Girl’s Undisclosed Death in Gene-Editing Trial Raises Red Flags in Booming Chinese Industry

Nature is investigating whether a gene-editing paper omitted a child’s death and $860,000 in family funding, while experts questioned its efficacy data.

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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — A top Chinese medical university is investigating the death of a young girl in an experimental gene-editing trial conducted by a leading expert at its affiliated hospital that has raised serious concerns about ethics in China’s booming biomedical industry. Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine said it has

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Girl’s undisclosed death in gene-editing trial raises red flags in booming Chinese industry

Even as results from related research were published in the Nature journal, the outcome was never made public by the doctors or their institutions.

·Atlanta, United States
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In China, the hidden death of 'Mei', a 6-year-old girl, after gene therapy raises many questions

Suffering from a non-lethal disease, the child underwent experimental gene therapy in 2025, according to an investigation by the journal 'Science.'

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Child Dies as a Result of Genetic Experiment in China

A Chinese gene-editing experiment killed a young girl. Now her parents are demanding accountability. Gene editing may be the most powerful tool in medicine, but sometimes its developers can lack accountability.

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Journal, university investigations launched into gene-editing death following Science-Retraction Watch reporting

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Le Monde broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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