First UK Children Born Using Three-Person IVF: What Scientists Want to Know

British fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but details are scant.

Mitochondrial replacement therapy is an in vitro fertilization technique that involves the DNA of three people. Credit: Zephyr/Science Photo Library

Eight years after the United Kingdom became the first country to regulate the reproductive technique known as mitochondrial replacement, news has emerged that children have been born using the procedure.

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