Ten human embryos each containing the DNA from one man and two women have been created in a project that within three years could lead to the first genetically altered babies being born in Britain.
The form of gene transplant proposed in Newcastle will be bitterly opposed by pro-life campaigners but offers the first realistic hope of an effective treatment for an entire class of serious genetic diseases.
And then comes the science, which is quite beyond me especially at this hour. The opportunities are limitless, and not just for lawyers, stand-up comics and talk-show blowhards.
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