Submission + - Human embryo 'born' to three parents (bbc.co.uk)
gihan_ripper writes: "It sounds like the storyline from a Russ Meyer film, but a human embryo has been created using the genetic material from one man and two women. A team from Newcastle University, England, have developed the technique in the hope that it could be used to prevent diseases caused by faulty mitochondria.
Their experiment starts with two ingredients: first, a left over (and 'severely abnormal') embryo from an IVF treatment; second, a donor egg from another woman. The donor egg has all but the mitochondrial DNA removed, then a nucleus from the embryo is inserted into the egg. Effectively, this results in a mitochondria transplant."
Their experiment starts with two ingredients: first, a left over (and 'severely abnormal') embryo from an IVF treatment; second, a donor egg from another woman. The donor egg has all but the mitochondrial DNA removed, then a nucleus from the embryo is inserted into the egg. Effectively, this results in a mitochondria transplant."
