Imagine a world where genetic diseases caused by faulty mitochondrial DNA could be eradicated before birth. Sounds like science fiction, right? Yet, this is exactly the breakthrough a team in the UK has recently achieved using a pioneering IVF technique—resulting in 8 healthy ‘three-parent’ babies, as reported in a recent Gizmodo article 8 Healthy ‘Three-Parent’ Babies Born in UK Using Pioneering IVF Technique. This cutting-edge Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) replaces a mother’s damaged mitochondrial DNA with that of a donor, significantly reducing the risk of mitochondrial diseases that can be devastating for families.
