Shanghai Fires Gene-Editing Researcher After Child’s Death

Shanghai authorities have dismissed the lead researcher behind an experimental gene-editing treatment after an investigation into a six-year-old girl’s death found failures in safety testing, ethics review and disclosure.

Qiu Zilong, deputy director of the Songjiang research institute at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, was also barred for five years from participating in science programs and research awards, according to findings released on November 13.