'Three-parent' IVF babies may become a reality in Britain


New advances in IVF using genes from three parents can remove incurable diseases from a child’s future. But do we really need genetically modified babies?

Britain proposed new regulations yesterday that would make it the first country in the world to offer “three-parent” fertility treatments to families who want to avoid passing on incurable diseases to their children.

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