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First UK baby born with DNA from three people: what happens next?
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The pioneering IVF procedure known as mitochondrial donation therapy (MDT) could prevent thousands of children from being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof Darren Griffin, an expert in genetic diseases and reproduction, about how MDT works, the ethical considerations attached, and what techniques like it could mean for the future of reproduction. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
May 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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