6-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Experimental Gene-Editing Treatment in China

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A six-year-old girl, referred to by the pseudonym 'Mei', has died in China following an experimental gene-editing procedure. She passed away approximately one week after receiving a spinal infusion containing trillions of engineered viruses intended to penetrate the brain as part of the treatment. The procedure, which was reportedly valued at around $800,000, has raised serious safety concerns. Authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.

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