Three-parent babies could be born in Britain as early as next year after MPs voted to change the law to allow the controversial IVF technique.
The procedure, which was developed by British scientists, is currently banned, but ministers say new legislation will prevent children suffering debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophy.
Under the new rules, IVF (In-Vitro Fertilisation) clinics will be able to replace an egg's defective mitochondrial DNA with healthy DNA from a female donor's egg.
It is controversial because it would result in babies having DNA from three people – and effectively, two mothers.
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
The procedure, which was developed by British scientists, is currently banned, but ministers say new legislation will prevent children suffering debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophy.
Under the new rules, IVF (In-Vitro Fertilisation) clinics will be able to replace an egg's defective mitochondrial DNA with healthy DNA from a female donor's egg.
It is controversial because it would result in babies having DNA from three people – and effectively, two mothers.
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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