On this day last month, I married the most controversial scientist in the world. Now, we may never see each other again. While I’m concerned about my marriage, I am more concerned about what this means for humanity and the future of science.
Cathy Tie
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- the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cellThe future of China-US relations will rely solely on biotech, and @CathyTie 's knowledge of medical genetics
- Replying to @CathyTieI packed up my things, including my dog, to move from LA to Beijing and begin a life with @Jiankui_He. This morning, during my layover in Manila, I found out that China immigration had been instructed by police to deny my entry. The government has also restricted him from
- Replying to @CathyTieNo amount of Kant, Plato, and Aristotle prepares you for this moment. Over the next few days, my own morals will be put to the test with the whole world watching. I have every intention to answer the same way my younger self would.
- What is a country but a collection of minds?
- Replying to @CathyTieLike many of you here, I believe there is a double standard and ethical hypocrisy when it comes to germline gene editing. But the issue is deeper. Science is now intertwined with politics, international relations, media, and defense.
- Replying to @CathyTieScience is dangerous because it is uncontrollable. It shifts power. We saw this with nuclear weapons. Biology will be more powerful than that. But those trained in the scientific system are too brainwashed and financially paralyzed to act with agency and think for themselves.
- Replying to @CathyTieI was born in China, grew up in Canada, and spent most of my adult life in the US. I entered the biotech field at the youngest age of anyone I know. Perhaps that's what makes me naïve and immune to the brainwashing that happens to everyone in my industry.
- Hello everyone, I wish to share that I have now relocated my base of operations to New York and, for a variety of both scientific and personal reasons, Jiankui and I will be pursuing separate paths. My professional and personal commitments are now rooted in North America, while
- POV: You’re at a random Izakaya in Beijing and the most controversial scientist in the world is using your phone to yell at a UK Telegraph journalist. You proceed to order sashimi for the table
- Hello world, let me reintroduce myself. My name is Cathy Tie. At age 18, I was known as the "Wunderkind taking the guesswork out of genetics"
- Replying to @CathyTieWhen I met He Jiankui, I realized he was different. He was clearly a heretic. When I spoke to him in 2023 after he had served his prison sentence, he said he wanted to double down on germline gene editing. Despite being cancelled countless times, he stood his ground.
- Replying to @CathyTieI knew this technology would change the world, but it's bigger than He Jiankui and China. It should be a borderless technology that helps all of humanity reduce suffering. Perhaps it's my understanding of this vision that made him fall in love, and he named his new company after
