Child Dies in Chinese Gene-Editing Trial; Scientists Fired

A secret experiment in China went wrong, leading to a child's death. Officials are now investigating the team behind the trial.

A child has died after taking part in a gene-editing trial in China. Gene-editing is a way for doctors to try and change the DNA inside a person's body to fix health problems. It is a very complicated and risky area of science. Because of the child's death, the people in charge of the study have been fired. Reports say the experiment was not handled the right way. This story is getting a lot of attention because, until now, no one even knew this trial was happening. It turns out there are over 1,000 different gene-editing tests currently running in China. Experts say this shows that the co…