At West China Hospital, there was a newborn baby lying in the incubator. It was Mimi, the genetically engineered baby; her nickname was the “Cas9 baby.” Using a pseudonym for the baby’s name was in consideration of protecting the subjects’ identities, but it didn’t do much good. It was because He Jiankui, the principal investigator, wasn’t too keen on protecting the identity of his study subjects. Mimi became the most famous baby in the world, thanks to He Jiankui talking about her everywhere he went. She was the first genetically engineered human being; the image that title gave was like something from a sci-fi dystopian movie, like Gattaca.0

But to her mother, Zhi Xuan, Mimi was just a normal baby. She was just worried about Mimi, who was weak. She stayed by the incubator all day, not even being able to care for her postpartum symptoms.0

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Mimi, who was curled up and sleeping all day, scrunched her nose and smiled as if she was dreaming. Her angelic smile was the only relief in Zhi Xuan’s life.0

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