[bmogen]

"For the first time" publicly shared. After the news of gene editing embryos without consent or knowledge in 2019 can we please be a little more realistic about what underpaid scientists chasing grants are willing to do and disclose?

[_Wintermute]

For scientists chasing grants their currency is publications. There's little point in performing expensive experiments if you can't get a nature paper for your CV out of it.

[knolax]

> After the news of gene editing embryos without consent or knowledge in 2019

Can you provide more info on this? I wasn't able to find anything specific.

[Dracophoenix]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/china/gene-scientist-china-in...

However, despite what the gp posted, it didn't seem like He Jiankui's motivation was chasing grants.

[knolax]

I thought you meant in the US.