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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority will decide on December 15th [sciencemag.org] 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.com], Nature reports, and HFEA is expected to make an official decision on whether to allow such trials on 15 December.

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