A Baby With Three People's DNA Has Been Born In The UK
Most of the child’s DNA comes from their two parents, but about 0.1% has come from a third person.
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Most of the child’s DNA comes from their two parents, but about 0.1% has come from a third person.
The scientific technique is designed to prevent children being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases.
A baby has been born using three people’s DNA for the first time in Britain. Most of the child’s DNA came from their two parents but about 0.1 per cent was from a third person, another woman. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said “less than five” babies have been born in the UK
A baby born using DNA from three people is a UK first. Most of the DNA is from their two parents, but around 0.1% is from a donor.
“News that a small number of babies with donated mitochondria have now been born in the UK is the next step in what will probably remain a slow and cautious process of assessing and refining mitochondrial donation.”