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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
Hard question isn't it. I think that this research to aid around 150 couples per year is the worrying part. This technique is to fix a mitochondrial issue and isn't genetic engineering as most people think but what could it allow in the future.
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We've been able to genetically engineer humans for a little while. Lovely thought isn't it?
This technique doesn't really allow modification of the DNA in the nucleus, it's transplant of an organelle from a donor to a receiving embryo.