DNA From Three People Creates Healthy Babies Free of Genetic Disease

In a historic UK breakthrough, eight healthy babies have been born through an IVF technique that uses DNA from three people—two parents and a female donor. The method, called pronuclear transfer, swaps faulty mitochondrial DNA with healthy donor mitochondria, preventing the transmission of serious inherited diseases. All the babies are developing normally, with no signs [...]

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