‘Society will decide what to do next’: The first gene-edited babies

The DNA of twin girls was altered to allegedly protect them against diseases. No Images? Click here ‘Society Will Decide What to Do Next’: Chinese Researchers Claim to Create the First Gene-Edited Babies DNA | By Daniel Oberhaus The researchers claim the DNA of twin girls was altered to protect them against HIV, but the results haven’t been published in a scientific journal and many researchers are questioning the ethical and scientific validity of the claim. READ MORE     People In Cold Places Drink More, Study Finds THE VICE GUIDE TO RIGHT NOW | By Mack Lamoureux Alcohol, better than a parka. READ MORE   Inside the Affordable Chinatown Haven That Narrowly Avoided ‘Renoviction’ HOUSING | By Joanna Chiu Residents of the May Wah still pay less than $500 a month—a rare exception in a rapidly gentrifying Vancouver neighbourhood. READ MORE   Man Arrested For Laundering Money After Literally Laundering Money     “They'll never think to look in the washing machine!!!!" READ MORE This Soap Opera Actor Came Out as Gay in the Most Daytime TV Way Possible Actor Thom Bierdz lets it all hang out in his memoir 'Young, Gay & Restless.' READ MORE   Is It Safe Yet to Admit I Liked the Twilight Movies?   10 years later, as a straight dude, I’m making the confession I should have made way earlier. READ MORE The Most and Least Expensive Places to Watch an NHL Game in Canada Spoiler alert: it’s cheaper to fly to Iceland than it is to go to a Leafs game in Toronto READ MORE   VICE Canada 78 Mowat Ave, Toronto ON M6K 3M1 canewsletter@vice.com You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the VICE Canada newsletter. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe