A child from two parents, but with three DNA. this interesting mixture is not a script for a science fiction film, but the result of a truly scientific feat carried out in the United Kingdom. The UK Fertility Regulatory Authority (HFEA) confirmed the information revealed by the Guardian. Without stating a clear number, the government announces. that less than five children were born by proceduremitochondrial donor therapyin 2023.
This operation consists of modifying the embryonic cell to protect against the risk of developing certain genetic diseases. No genetic manipulation of the embryo, explains Julie Stéphane, MD, APHP’s Necker-Enfant Malade Hospital and Professor of Genetics at Paris Cite University. We will simply insert the cell nucleus from the mother’s germ cells into the cytoplasm of the donor (oocyte without a nucleus, editor’s note). This cytoplasm contains mitochondria, the power…
Source: Le Figaro
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