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2009-09-04 | permalink
The monkeys with three parents that could stop mothers passing on incurable diseases
Four baby monkeys created in a laboratory in the United States could hold the key to the eradication of a class of incurable genetic diseases, scientists revealed today. In an experiment that brings the creation of babies with three biological parents a step closer, Spindler, Spindly and twins Mito and Tracker were born through IVF using a technique that should make it possible to prevent women who carry genetic disorders of the mitochondria from passing them on to their children.
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2009-09-04 | permalink
The monkeys with three parents that could stop mothers passing on incurable diseases
Four baby monkeys created in a laboratory in the United States could hold the key to the eradication of a class of incurable genetic diseases, scientists revealed today. In an experiment that brings the creation of babies with three biological parents a step closer, Spindler, Spindly and twins Mito and Tracker were born through IVF using a technique that should make it possible to prevent women who carry genetic disorders of the mitochondria from passing them on to their children.
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