Theyve crossed the bottom line of ethics in scientific research and medical ethics.
For the experiment, they recruited couples husbands with HIV and wives without HIV.
The modified embryos were then implanted into the mother for a full pregnancy term.
They considered the experiment to be extremely risky, immoral, and potentially even criminal in nature.
This led the provincial authorities to open up a criminal investigation against Jiankuis work and halted the research.
The trial proceedings were held behind closed doors and not made public as the case related to personal privacy.
source: www.techworm.net
