BABY MAKERS: How British scientists are deciding the future of humanity

Pioneering gene editing research has put the UK at the forefront of the next scientific revolution. Madhumita Murgia wonders if the rest of the world is ready for it or not.

LAYLA Richards was a bouncy, 7lb 10oz baby, with downy dark hair and plump cheeks. She was born in a London hospital in June, 2014.

But 12 weeks later, Layla, who had been settling in at home in North London, stopped drinking milk and began to fuss and cry constantly.