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Chinese authorities on Thursday ordered suspending research activities of persons involved in the gene-edited babies incident, denouncing the matter as "extremely abominable in nature" and in violation of Chinese laws and science ethics.

The gene-edited twins matter reported by the media has brazenly violated Chinese laws and regulations and breached the science ethics bottom line, which is both shocking and unacceptable, Xu Nanping, vice minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, told Xinhua.

Xu said the ministry is firmly against the research, noting that clinical procedures of gene-editing on human embryos for reproduction purposes are explicitly banned in China.

The ministry has ordered relevant units to impose the suspension, said Xu.

He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, claimed on Monday to have altered the DNA of twin girls born a few weeks ago to prevent them from contracting HIV. His claim remains unproven but the incident has triggered a heated debate in the scientific community and on social media.

China's National Health Commission (NHC) also spoke against the incident. Zeng Yixin, deputy head of the NHC, said unlawful activities on the matter will be investigated and wrongdoings will be resolutely dealt with.

As science and technology gain rapid progress, research and applications in this field must shoulder more responsibilities, and codes of ethics should be strictly abided by, Zeng added.
The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), a research society mainly comprised of researchers and scientists, said He Jiankui's candidacy of an award for young scientists will be disqualified, as CAST adopts a "zero tolerance" attitude to those who breach scientific ethics and norms.

More at: http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/1130/c90000-9523581.html

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria will be great again notwithstanding of the present challenges facing the country.
Jonathan, who stated this on Saturday at the dedication of a 100,000 capacity worship auditorium of the Dunamis International Christian Center Abuja, compared Nigeria to the Biblical Israel.

He said the nation had potentials for greatness but was experiencing moments of hardship due to inefficient leadership.
However, Jonathan stressed that such periods of hardships do not last along time because of the perseverance of citizens in praying God for a helper to liberate the people from their oppressors.

He therefore urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the nation, saying that the country would rise from the dust to once again take its place of pride in history.

His words: “The story of Nigeria is identical to that of Israel. In some occasion, due to certain circumstances, the nation could go very low. Sometimes the people are taken captives and treated as slaves.

“But, because some of the people are constantly praying (for the nation), from time to time, God will send somebody that will bring them out of captivity.

“We all know that the circumstances in Nigeria today are not the best but because of your prayers, Nigeria will be great again.”

On his part, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo who said the iconic building called for celebration, declared that the nation would not fail to prosper in the coming years.

“I join my older brother (Jonathan) in rank because he was president to declare on this pulpit that this nation will grow from glory to glory; that all of us will experience the goodness of the Lord in this land and this country will not fail hut prosper,” the VP said

In his sermon, Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church Worldwide urged the people to see the auditorium christened ‘the Glory Dome’ as a fulfilment of the prophecy of God rather than an achievement.

“We have not come to celebrate a bison but a divine visitation. This is not an achievement by a fulfilment of prophecy because God commanded it, he also has executed his project,” Oyedepo noted.

Meanwhile, Dr Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Christian Center, said the multi-billion naira church auditorium was built by his ministry debt-free.

His words: “We didn’t borrow any money from individuals or take bank loan for this project. We are owing nobody who is either dead or alive to the glory of God.”

Source:
www.dailypost.ng/2018/11/24/jonathan-osinbajo-oyedepo-others-said-dunamis-glory-dome-dedication/amp/

THE Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, is to award honorary doctorate degree to Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, as it graduates 113 first class students on Thursday.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Kolawole Salako, made this known at a press conference in Abeokuta to herald the 26th convocation ceremonies of the university.
He said that the convocation ceremonies to end on Nov 23 would also feature inauguration of projects, a research and agriculture fair, and convocation lecture, among others.
Salako said that the university would also award honorary doctorate degree to Toyin Falola, a Professor of African Studies, Department of History, University of Texas, Houston, US.
According to him, the convocation lecture will be delivered by Falola on the theme: “Food and Us: Poverty, Policies and Politics.”
Salako said that a total of 3,548 students would be awarded a bachelor’s degree, with 1,327 graduating with second class (upper division) and 1,533 with second class (lower division).
He said that 502 students would graduate with third class, while 30 would go with pass grade.
According to the vice-chancellor, the remaining 43 are for the unclassified veterinary medicine degree.
He added that the institution would award PhD to 79 students, masters (academics) to 241 students, and masters (professional) to 65 students as well as a postgraduate diploma to 33 students.

Source: Nigerian tribune

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