导读:卫计委、科技部：“基因编辑婴儿”违法。

A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies has defended his work.

声称创造了世界首例“基因编辑婴儿”的中国科学家为自己的工作进行了辩护。

Speaking at a genome summit in Hong Kong, He Jiankui said he was "proud" of altering the genes of twin girls so they could not contract HIV.

何建奎在香港基因组峰会上发表讲话称，他为自己改变了双胞胎女孩的基因而感到“自豪”，这样她们就不会感染艾滋病毒了。

His work, which he announced earlier this week, has not been verified.

这项他在本周早些时候宣布的工作尚未得到证实。

Many scientists have condemned his announcement. Such gene-editing work is banned in most countries, including China.

很多科学家谴责了此事。包括中国在内的大多数国家禁止此类基因编辑工作。

Professor He’s university - the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen - said it was unaware of the research project and would launch an investigation. It said Mr He had been on unpaid leave since February.

何教授供职的深圳南方科技大学表示，它对该研究项目不知情，将展开调查。南科大称，何建奎自今年2月以来就一直在无薪休假。

Prof He confirmed the university was not aware, adding he had funded the experiment by himself.

何教授证实了南科大不知情一事，并补充说这项实验是他自费的。

He also said that "another potential pregnancy" of a gene-edited embryo was in its early stages.

他还表示，还有另外一个潜在怀孕案例，目前处于早期阶段。

But he apologised that his research "was leaked unexpectedly", and added: "The clinical trial was paused due to the current situation."

但他对自己研究的“意外泄露”进行了道歉，并补充道:“由于目前的情况，临床试验暂停了。”

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