He Jiankui is a Chinese biomedical and genetic researcher who made the decision, deceiving the authorities and the couples involved in the experiment, to create the first genetically modified human embryos. Humans can have mutations or genetic variations, or try to cure genetically based inherited or occurring diseases, but never before has anyone dared to alter the genes of healthy embryos, in this case with the "humanitarian purpose", according to the author himself, of giving birth to children immune to the HIV virus that causes the disease AIDS.
From his work, 3 girls were born, whose whereabouts and state of health are unknown, who are currently under the protection of China.
Although this is a practice that is prohibited in much of the West and also in China, He Jiankui's experiment went ahead and his daring has cost him a lifetime ban, a large fine and his bones in jail. However, there are other countries, and also scientists, including Russia, that have not prohibited this practice. The scientific community agrees that it is highly possible that new researchers will try it in the future, as technology advances, so the ethical questions in this regard are triggered: When everything is perfected, when technology advances, it would be theoretically possible to create humans with capacities superior to the genetic inheritance that to date has presided over human evolution. What are we up against? Are we facing a new superhuman race?
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