With mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), the science of 3-parent babies offers hope, but also raises new questions about ...

When environmental stress harms DNA, it can set off a cascade of failures linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and ...

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...

The UK's pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen ...

Researchers have designed a chemical probe to bind damaged mitochondrial DNA, halting the enzymatic processes that lead to ...

Eight children were born with DNA from three people to prevent a deadly genetic disease.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have announced the successful birth of eight babies after a clinical trial of an IVF technique known as mitochondrial donation.

The process allows the children to get most of their DNA from their parents, while also avoiding mitochondrial diseases their ...

Eight babies, born following Mitochondrial Donation treatment to reduce transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease, show no ...

Now, scientists at the University of California, Riverside, may have found a way to halt the damage before it begins. The ...

When environmental stress harms DNA, it can set off a cascade of failures linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation.

Scientists at Newcastle University used a new IVF technique that combines a mother’s egg and father’s sperm with a second egg ...