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How a third parent's DNA can prevent an inherited disease (www.npr.org)

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Scientists can protect children from being born with certain devastating genetic disorders by creating "three-parent" babies, according to the results of a landmark study released Wednesday.

British researchers used the experimental technique to help families have eight children who appear healthy. They now range in age from younger than 6 months to older than 2 years.

The families have been plagued for generations by rare but often fatal inherited mitochondrial disorders, according to two papers published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

we just doing gene engineering whenever we want now huh

edit: (mitochondrial transplants in this case, doesn't actually involve gene engineering)

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Eight children each or eight in total?

I'm sure it's the latter but I was confused at first and wanted to share my confusedness