Genetic
engineering is in process worldwide but United States and Britain has been
experimenting on advanced level. In their laboratories scientists are
experimenting to produce a child by combing chromosomes of three men into one woman.
Mitochondrial is a disease that cannot be cured and transfers from parent to
children and goes on. One out of 6500 dies every year from it.
These
modified embryos are inserted into woman ovary for fertility. It is first time
to go in world and Britain government is supporting it officially. Many NGOs
are opposing it as an intervention in natural process that can lead to
engineered babies or designer babies.
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The IVF
process is manipulated by combining genes from donor female, mother and father.
According to India Today, Sally Davies (Chief Medical Officer) said that Britain
scientists have overcomes the natural process that transfers disease
genetically. And now we can stop it using DNA swapping.
On
international ground, David King (Director of Human Genetics) opposed the idea
and said that it is under development and experiments at this stage are
dangerous. We should wait few more years to have more concise grounds and
technologies.