# Why the death of a Chinese girl after gene-editing treatment has sparked major controversy

https://mins.news/en/item/13500

- BBC Chinese, 2026-07-27 09:19 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cjrv7vp8p53o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A six-year-old Chinese girl died within a week of receiving experimental gene-editing treatment. The case remained undisclosed until the journal Science and the academic-integrity watchdog Retraction Watch investigated it and brought it to light. The death has prompted an official investigation in China and drawn broad attention from the scientific community.