General Article 'Three-parent IVF' could combat genetic disease

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In addition to £4.4 million funding from the Wellcome Trust to set up a new research centre at Newcastle University, the Government has announced that it will carry out a consultation on the research, which would ultimately need a change in the law to proceed to the clinic.

The work aims to prevent genetic diseases caused by defective mitochondria – the ‘batteries’ that power the cells in our bodies. When these fail, patients can develop devastating diseases, with symptoms often affecting ti...

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