Sentences with phrase «as the embryo inherits»
However, during normal fertilization, when an egg and a sperm fuse, the sperm's mitochondria are destroyed, as the embryo inherits only its mother's mitochondria.
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Most of these chromosome problems occur by chance as the embryo divides and grows — not because of problems inherited from the parents.
He reported in May 2013 using the Dolly technique, known more formally as somatic cell nuclear transfer, to derive stem cells from cloned human embryos, including from a baby with an inherited disorder.
More recently, we have begun to screen IVF embryos before they are implanted in cases when we know children risk inheriting one or other of the nastiest results of nature's meddling, such as cystic fibrosis.
The provocative notion of genetically modified babies met the very real world of federal regulation Tuesday, as a government advisory committee began debating a new technique that combines DNA from three people to create embryos free of certain inherited diseases.