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Eight babies born from IVF technique to prevent devastating disease ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

‘You ​could ​see ​that ​in ​families ​there ​was ​clearly ​transmission ​of ​these ​diseases, and ​often ​with ​devastating ​consequences.’

Eight babies born from IVF technique to prevent devastating disease ...Tech & Science Daily podcast
Eight babies born from IVF technique to prevent devastating disease ...Tech & Science Daily podcast‘You ​could ​see ​that ​in ​families ​there ​was ​clearly ​transmission ​of ​these ​diseases, and ​often ​with ​devastating ​consequences.’A new technique can prevent devastating diseases in children, scientists have said, as they announce eight babies have been born (Newcastle Fertility Centre.PA)

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We explore a revolutionary IVF technique, aimed at preventing mitochondrial diseases, that has resulted in the birth of eight healthy babies in the UK.

“I've ​followed ​patients ​with ​mitochondrial ​disease ​for ​more ​than ​40 ​years ​, and ​you ​could ​see ​that ​in ​families ​there ​was ​clearly ​transmission ​of ​these ​diseases, and ​often ​with ​devastating ​consequences.”

Sir Professor Doug Turnbull, an expert in neurology, explains how their innovative method works.

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  • Ai-Da, the humanoid robot, returns to the spotlight with a royal portrait of King Charles III.