"The edit, of a gene called CCR5, targeted a pathway used by the HIV virus to enter cells and was claimed to give the babies immunity to HIV."

Quote from a Guardian article on the Chinese scientist who illegally genetically modified several babies.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/...he-jiankui

I guess he wasn't aware of LL's MoA. He spent 3 years in jail.