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The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority will decide on December 15th whether to let three-person embryo trials proceed:
Authorities in the United Kingdom may soon approve clinical testing of the so-called "three-parent embryo" technique to prevent the transmission of potentially fatal genetic disease, despite ongoing concerns about its effectiveness. An advisory panel of the U.K. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), announced today that the procedure is ready for limited clinical testing, Nature reports, and HFEA is expected to make an official decision on whether to allow such trials on 15 December.
The first baby born using the technique occurred in September.
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(Score: 2) by fishybell on Thursday December 15 2016, @04:43AM
If the first baby was already born, weren't they already doing trials? Someone needs to explain why that trial is different from the clinical trials they are now starting.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 15 2016, @08:09AM
Different countries have different rules. Shocker.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 15 2016, @04:55AM
If an X chromosome and a Y chromosome are placed into another woman's egg then the process always has two genetic mothers. On this basis, does the father of a three parent child pay more alimony or less alimony?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 15 2016, @05:02AM
If an X chromosome and a Y chromosome are placed into another woman's egg then the process always has two genetic mothers.
No, I think you misunderstand what "genetic" means. One genetic, another mitochondrial, and possibly a third gestational. But I am just here to preemptively remind Runaway1946 that he is an ass.
(Score: 2) by fishybell on Thursday December 15 2016, @05:04AM
Two genetic, one mitochondrial, possibly a fourth gestational.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday December 15 2016, @06:34PM
I doubt a judge will factor in the mitochondrial mother at all, but we may be in for crazier scenarios, such as pick-and-choose genetics from 3 mothers, 1 mitochondrial, and a surrogate to give birth. That's 5 "mothers". And I think I know who to market that procedure to..........
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 15 2016, @05:42AM
That's gonna make for some tricky paper-work
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by aristarchus on Thursday December 15 2016, @07:17AM
And you are forgetting the one that actually parents the child, the one that matters, the one that stays after all the other biological mercenaries have been paid off and have left, like Francis. The REAL parent. Genes mean nothing. It is the one, or the two, or the many, that raises the child who are the actual parents.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday December 15 2016, @01:17PM
Well, I guess we need to change all the forms then, to ask for all the parents: Mother, Father, Smizmar, etc.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 15 2016, @01:46PM
If the genes mean nothing then why not just adopt?
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by aristarchus on Thursday December 15 2016, @06:12PM
Good question, you racist!