UK sees first babies born with DNA from three people.

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UK sees first babies born with DNA from three people.
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A baby has been born in the UK using mitochondrial donation treatment, which involves DNA from three separate people. The procedure aims to prevent the passing on of defective genes carried in the mother's mitochondria. The baby was born to one genetic father and two genetic mothers after researchers at the Newcastle Fertility Centre were granted permission to trial the controversial procedure back in 2017.

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