Britain’s first baby born with 3 people’s DNA: How is it possible?

London: A baby has been born from the DNA of three people for the first time in Britain. Most of the child’s DNA comes from the child’s parents. But only 0.1 % is third party.

Such a regimen could prevent children from being born with mitochondria-related diseases. 5 children have been born in this medical system. The media has reported that a baby has just been born this way in Britain.

Mitochondria diseases are incurable. Babies born with this defect can even die. Many families have lost their children to this disease. In that way, this type of medical system provides an opportunity for those children to get a healthy physical condition.

Mitochondria are tiny parts of every cell in the body that convert food into energy.

Defective mitochondria fail to provide energy to the body. This causes brain damage, muscle wasting, heart failure, blindness etc. Mitochondria are usually passed on only from the mother. Mitochondrial donation therapy uses mitochondria from healthy donor eggs.

Babies born through donation will have this DNA change permanently. But there will be no change in appearance. It will also be passed down through the generations.

It was only in 2015 that laws allowing such babies to be born were introduced in Britain.

However, the first baby was not born using this method in Britain. In 2016, the world’s first child was born through this treatment to a Jordanian family in the United States.