World's First Baby Born with DNA from 3 Parents, Scientists Announce

Scientists have announced the world's first baby born with DNA from three people. A report in New Scientist magazine says the baby boy was born five months ago in Mexico to Jordanian parents and is in good health. U.S. fertility doctor John Zhang turned to Mexico for the birth because the technique is still banned in the United States. The baby's mother carries genes for a fatal nervous system disease called Leigh syndrome. She had passed on the illness to two previous...

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