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Healthy babies born from DNA of three people to prevent inherited diseases

Healthy babies born from DNA of three people to prevent inherited diseases

LONDON — 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 mom, some from dad — …

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‘Friendslop’ Isn’t Real, But People Love Posting About It Anyway

‘Friendslop’ Isn’t Real, But People Love Posting About It Anyway

Like a lot of people, I mocked the term “friendslop” the first time that I heard it. It’s inherently funny to think of somebody getting upset about games that are made to give you an excuse to spend time with a few buddies. But as the term spread on social media, snowballing into a flurry of dunks and discourse, I …

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Gastrointestinal cancers are rising dramatically in people under 50

Gastrointestinal cancers are rising dramatically in people under 50

Gastrointestinal cancers, which include colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer, are rising dramatically in younger adults, though doctors aren’t fully sure why. Even some of the possible causes require more research, they say. According to a review published Thursday in JAMA, gastrointestinal cancers have become the fastest-growing type of cancers diagnosed in adults younger than 50 in the U.S. The review, …

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Scientists use DNA from three people to protect babies from rare disease – The Washington Post

Scientists use DNA from three people to protect babies from rare disease  The Washington Post Babies made using three people’s DNA are born free of hereditary disease  BBC Three-person IVF technique spared children from inherited diseases, scientists say  Reuters How a third parent’s DNA can prevent an inherited disease  NPR Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people  The Guardian Source link

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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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Florida wrongly charges 2 people under halted immigration law

Florida wrongly charges 2 people under halted immigration law

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — At least two people have been wrongly charged under a Florida law that outlaws people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state since a federal judge halted its enforcement, according to a report Florida’s attorney general is required to file as punishment for defying the judge’s ruling. Both men were arrested in late May …

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Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people | Science

Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people | Science

Doctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people to prevent the children from inheriting incurable genetic disorders. The mothers were all high risk for passing on life-threatening diseases to their babies due to mutations in their mitochondria, the tiny structures that sit …

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