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[emony]

Three-parent embryo formed in lab

Scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in IVF treatment by creating a human embryo with three separate parents.

The Newcastle University team believe the technique could help to eradicate a whole class of hereditary diseases, including some forms of epilepsy.

The embryos have been created using DNA from a man and two women in lab tests.

This is really quite amazing. Scary, but amazing.

Comments

[cedara]

Cool.

Now the idea of two lesbians and a gay friend having one child together that's genetically theirs isn't such a sci-fi thing anymore.

[emony.livejournal.com]

Indeed, although it sounds from the article (although I totally don't understand the science) as if one of the women's genetic material doesn't really get used, somehow. I think. But it's still cool.

[atlas-one.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

I can't help but wonder if it will have mutant superpowers.

[emony.livejournal.com]

Time will tell. Perhaps this is how X-Men started.

[caitlen.livejournal.com]

OK so my reactions were thus:

~Wooohh. Huh.

~AWESOME!

~ Wow, that's cool. Now polyamory relationships can have a kid with all three people as parents!

~ YES!! the TRIO can have kids!!

So that's an interesting bit of news.