Tuesday 13 September 2016

Motherless babies?

Who would have thought that giving birth to a child which carries just the DNA from the male was possible? Well they just did it.
While this is a scientifically great achievement,  long-term  effects should be studied.  It has only been carried on mice.. yet. However it seems safe as these mice could later normally reproduce.

What about all the mitochondrial DNA that we receive from our mothers?
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