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My name is Pengyao, and I am an engineer and technologist. I enjoy hiking, cycling and playing tennis.
- My New Prospective of LifeMy first baby, Charlie, was born in March 2020 and my second, Emma, was born in Jan 2022. When COVID turned the world upside down, my wife and I are actually enjoying the silver lining that we get to work from home and save the commute time which we can use to serve our new… Read more: My New Prospective of Life
- The Saga of CRISPR: The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson Book ReviewIn 2018, a Chinese researcher, He Jiankui, produced genetically edited babies using CRISPR attempting to improve their HIV resistance. The procedure sparked a huge wave of controversy putting him in jail for 3 years. That’s the last time I heard about CRISPR. I remembered being confused why it’s considered illegal to give the next generation… Read more: The Saga of CRISPR: The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson Book Review