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Research misconduct

August 2021

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (centre) attends a court hearing in May. Her trial starts next week.

Bad blood: Elizabeth Holmes and her former lover face trial

The founder of failed blood testing start-up Theranos was just 18 when she first met Sunny Balwani, who went on to become her chief operating officer.

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December 2019

He Jiankui at a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. His claim to have genetically edited babies has made him a lightning rod for ethics concerns.

Jail for scientist who edited babies' genes

He Jiankui shocked the scientific world when he announced he had altered the genes of two babies while they were embryos.

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/topic/research-misconduct-1n9n