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Is three-person baby technique safe?

The race to make babies from three people is a concern amongst scientists and ethicists.

The race to make babies from three people is a major worry and a dangerous experiment on mums and babies, warn scientists and ethicists.

Director of the Wellcome Trust centre for mitochondrial research at Newcastle University Sir Doug Turnbull and director of the Progress Educational Trust Sarah Norcross discuss the safety of the new technique.

(Image: Pregnant woman. Credit: PA)

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