World’s first baby born from 3-parent technique: reportMiami – The world’s first baby has been born thanks to a controversial new technique employed by US scientists to include DNA from three parents in the embryo, said a report Tuesday. “He removed the nucleus from one of the mother’s eggs and inserted it into a donor egg that had had its own nucleus removed,” said the report. Attempts began in the 1990s to create a baby by injecting mitochondrial DNA from a donor into the mother’s egg, and adding sperm from her partner. “Some of the babies went on to develop genetic disorders, and the technique was banned,” said the New Scientist report. “While we should remain vigilant about this technique as new information and research accumulates, let us hope this child grows up and has a long healthy life,” said Clancy.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 28, 2016 06:11 UTC