Three-person babies 'in two years' - says science review
Scientists will be ready to create babies from three people in around two years, if it is made legal, a review says.
The technique, using eggs from two women and one man's sperm, would be used to prevent deadly mitochondrial diseases.
The UK fertility regulator said there was no evidence that it would be unsafe, but called for extra checks.
Changes to fertility regulations are being considered by government.
The illnesses are caused by damage to the tiny power stations in every cell of the body called mitochondria.
One in every 6,500 babies are born with severe mitochondrial disease which means they have insufficient energy to function - it leads to muscle weakness, blindness, heart failure and even death.
Mitochondria are passed only from mother to child.
A scientific panel, assembled by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), assessed two advanced forms of IVF using material from three people - the parents to be and a woman with healthy mitochondria.
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Scientists will be ready to create babies from three people in around two years, if it is made legal, a review says.
The technique, using eggs from two women and one man's sperm, would be used to prevent deadly mitochondrial diseases.
The UK fertility regulator said there was no evidence that it would be unsafe, but called for extra checks.
Changes to fertility regulations are being considered by government.
The illnesses are caused by damage to the tiny power stations in every cell of the body called mitochondria.
One in every 6,500 babies are born with severe mitochondrial disease which means they have insufficient energy to function - it leads to muscle weakness, blindness, heart failure and even death.
Mitochondria are passed only from mother to child.
A scientific panel, assembled by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), assessed two advanced forms of IVF using material from three people - the parents to be and a woman with healthy mitochondria.
read on:http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27678464
Love Always
mudra
