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Rachelle Abbott

OPINION - Eight babies born from IVF technique to prevent devastating disease ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

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We explore a revolutionary IVF technique, aimed at preventing mitochondrial diseases, that has resulted in the birth of eight healthy babies in the UK.

“I've ​followed ​patients ​with ​mitochondrial ​disease ​for ​more ​than ​40 ​years ​, and ​you ​could ​see ​that ​in ​families ​there ​was ​clearly ​transmission ​of ​these ​diseases, and ​often ​with ​devastating ​consequences.”

Sir Professor Doug Turnbull, an expert in neurology, explains how their innovative method works.

Plus, Donald Trump changes key Coca-Cola ingredient, and the new dialogue enhancement feature from Sonos.

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