'Three-parent baby' treatment to get go-ahead in the UK

British women could be receiving a controversial "three-parent baby" treatment on the NHS in the UK as early as next spring.

Thu, 01 Dec, 2016 - 10:12

British women could be receiving a controversial "three-parent baby" treatment on the NHS in the UK as early as next spring.

An independent panel of experts has cleared away remaining safety hurdles to recommend "cautious adoption" of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for devastating inherited diseases.

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