A groundbreaking IVF trial has raised hope that women with genetic mutations in their own DNA could one day have children ...

Children born through the three-person technique inherit most of their DNA, their genetic blueprint, from their parents, but ...

The British trial, conducted at a fertility center in Newcastle, involved 22 women who met strict medical criteria, hoping to conceive without passing on harmful mutations.

Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) represents a rare and intriguing deviation from the standard model of strictly maternal inheritance. In bivalves, DUI manifests as ...

The findings were hailed as a breakthrough, which raises hopes that women with mutations in their mitochondrial DNA could one ...

The procedure has also raised concern from some, including religious groups, about its ethics and the fear that it could open the door to further genetic modification. Peter Thompson, chief executive ...

A groundbreaking trial in the U.K. has released data on eight babies born through a special IVF procedure to lower their risk of mitochondrial DNA disease.

With mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), the science of 3-parent babies offers hope, but also raises new questions about ...

Mitochondrial DNA is a unique element inherited exclusively from your mother. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, this inheritance is a key element of genetic inheritance.

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these mutations cause serious diseases that pass down only through mothers.

Since we only inherit mitochondrial DNA from our mothers, it's hoped that swapping out these DNA mutations from the mitochondria in human eggs or ova will prevent defects in the baby.