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World-first IVF trial reduces risk of babies inheriting diseases

Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, according to the results of a world-first trial published on July 16. For more on this, we spoke with Professor Mary Herbert, a reproductive biology expert who helped develop the technique.

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