The HFEA decided to permit the clinical use of mitochondrial donation techniques in the UK. (sciencemediacentre.org)
Faulty mitochondria contribute to a range of diseases and a research group working towards the use of mitochondrial donation techniques for women at risk of passing on those diseases to their children have described their preclinical work in the journal Nature. (sciencemediacentre.org)
A paper outline published online in the journal Fertility and Sterility and to be presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in October reported what is thought to be the first baby born using mitochondrial donation techniques for the purpose of disease prevention. (sciencemediacentre.org)