Timeline Monday 26 November 2018

Events on Monday 26 November 2018 3

• 1941 – 2018 Bernardo Bertolucci (1941-2018) Died 26 November 2018, aged 77 Italian film director known for The Last Emperor, which won nine Academy Awards including Best Director, and for Last Tango in Paris. His films frequently combined political themes with lush visual style. He remained an influential figure in European cinema for decades.
• 2018 First gene-edited babies born Chinese scientist creates CRISPR humans Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced the birth of the first gene-edited human babies on November 26, 2018. He used CRISPR to modify embryos to be HIV-resistant, triggering global ethical outrage. He was later jailed.
• 2018 InSight probe lands on Mars NASA lander begins studying the Martian interior NASA's InSight spacecraft landed on Mars to study the planet's deep interior, including its seismic activity and heat flow. It was the eighth successful US landing on Mars. InSight detected its first confirmed marsquake in 2019.