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Scientist - Professor Robert Winston

Scientist - Professor Robert Winston

FromHARDtalk


Scientist - Professor Robert Winston

FromHARDtalk

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The UK has become the first country in the world to legalise the creation of what are commonly known as 'three-parent babies' and the first such infants could be born next year. The process allows mothers who carry rare but fatal genetic disorders to have children without passing on the diseases. Opponents say the change has been introduced too soon and marks a slippery slope towards designer babies. Hardtalk speaks to one of the most celebrated doctors in modern history - professor Robert Winston - one of the main pioneers of the IVF technique that revolutionised infertility treatment. But are ‘three-parent babies’ a revolution too far?
Released:
Mar 2, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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