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Mitochondrial disease: Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Mitochondrial disease: Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Facebook Tweet Email Link London AP  —  Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, researchers reported Wednesday. Most DNA is found in the nucleus of our cells, and it’s that genetic material — some inherited from …

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