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Scientist - Professor Robert Winston

Scientist - Professor Robert Winston

The Interview vor 11 Jahren

Are ‘three-parent babies’ a revolution too far?

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The UK has become the first country in the world to legalise the
creation of what are commonly known as 'three-parent babies' and
the first such infants could be born next year. The process
allows mothers who carry rare but fatal genetic disorders to have
children without passing on the diseases. Opponents say the
change has been introduced too soon and marks a slippery slope
towards designer babies. Hardtalk speaks to one of the most
celebrated doctors in modern history - professor Robert Winston -
one of the main pioneers of the IVF technique that revolutionised
infertility treatment. But are ‘three-parent babies’ a revolution
too far?