6 h. ago Eight babies born in UK with DNA from three people to prevent devastating disease

The scientific method, known as mitochondrial donation treatment, is designed to prevent children from being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases that are passed down from their mothers

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7 h. ago IVF technique using DNA from three people sees eight babies born free of hereditary disease

Mitochondrial donation treatment is designed to prevent children being born with devastating diseases

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8 h. ago Groundbreaking IVF technique using DNA from three people sees eight babies born

Mitochondrial donation treatment is designed to prevent children being born with devastating diseases

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8 h. ago Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

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8 h. ago Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people

Genetic material from mother and father transferred to healthy donor egg to reduce risk of life-threatening diseases‘We’d never heard of it’: a woman tells of her daughter’s death of mitochondrial diseaseDoctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people to prevent the children from inheriting incurable genetic disorders.The mothers were all high risk for passing on life-threatening diseases to their babies due to mutations in their mitochondria, the tiny structures that sit inside cells and provide the power they need to function. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Eight babies born from pioneering IVF technique to prevent devastating disease

The scientific method, known as mitochondrial donation treatment, is designed to prevent children being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases.

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66 h. ago Suffer from headaches? Neanderthal DNA could be to blame, study suggests

According to new research, Neanderthal DNA genes could be the reason that some people are more prone to a type of headache-causing brain defect.

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9 d. ago 'I took a DNA test for fun but accidentally lifted lid on 30

Kate took a DNA test as a bit of fun and to prove people wrong about her family background - but it uncovered a devastating family secret that turned out to change her life forever

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2 w. ago Pacino effect? Surge in babies born to fathers over 60 in UK

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said last year saw a 'notable' rise in the number of babies born to fathers in their sixties - with an increase of 14.2 per cent compared to 2023.

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3 w. ago Ghost town with dying streets brought back to life by unexpected tourist boom

Stornara, in the Puglia region, was once known for producing wheat and olives, but began to decline as less babies were born and young people left for jobs in big cities, outside agriculture

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3 w. ago Flood report shows how authorities must act to prevent further devastation

Details of how dozens of homes were submerged on New Year's Day published

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