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First UK baby born with DNA from three people: what happens next?

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The Ethics of Three Parent IVF

In some cases, abnormal mitochondria are carried over from the mother's egg to the donor egg. This is called reversion or reversal and it could lead to disease in the child. Scientists will now be monitoring the babies who have been born using this technique. Darren O'Neill asks if we should use IVF for people with serious genetic disorders.

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