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Approval for Three-Parent Embryo Trials

posted by janrinok on Thursday December 15 2016, @03:53AM   Printer-friendly
from the hello,-ma,-ma-and-pa dept.

takyon writes:

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 takyon on Thursday December 15 2016, @06:34PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Thursday December 15 2016, @06:34PM (#441716) Journal

    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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