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Three people having one baby :Genetics part XVI - ketchim - 02-03-2015 MPs have voted in favour of the creation of babies with : [size=12pt] DNA from two women and one man. [/size]  8 Re: Three people having one baby - ketchim - 02-03-2015 The UK is now set to become the first country to introduce laws : to allow the creation of babies from three people. A further vote is required in the House of Lords. IF everything goes ahead then the first such baby could be born next year.  Re: Three people having one baby - ketchim - 02-03-2015 The fertility technique aims to help women at risk of passing on serious and often life-threatening genetic diseases through their DNA. The problem occurs when a woman carries defective DNA in a microscopic part of their cells called mitochondria. Only a tiny fraction of the DNA passed down to a child comes from the mitochondria, it can be enough to produce deadly disease. Re: Three people having one baby - ketchim - 02-03-2015 The technique under debate allows scientists to replace this specific DNA : with genetic material from a donor woman with properly functioning mitochondria.  8)                   Re: Three people having one baby :Genetics part XVI - ketchim - 02-03-2015 Absolutely Brilliant ! I get soooo excited when I hear about this stuff : where is Nargis  .....my resident Bio Chemist  Re: Three people having one baby :Genetics part XVI - ketchim - 02-03-2015 Anyone interested in the Human genome ?  :-\