Newborn Baby Genetically Modified by Three DNAs

The world's first three-parent baby may be born in Britain in 2015 if Parliament approves, resources said on July 4, 2013.

A medical breakthrough which may lead to allowing babies to have three biological parents was backed up by several British fertility watchdogs.

One of the watchdogs recently approved that the study may be conducted despite possible complications and fetal risks.

According to source, three-parent babies may suffer from serious birth defects and other disabilities like muscular dystrophy.

However, the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority recently said that this study may be ruled favorable and useful.

According to an expert panel, the risks may be narrowed down to the passing of lethal genetic diseases.

The In-Vitro Fertilization will make use of DNA from two women and a man claiming that this combination is safest if one wishes to avoid incurable and deadly genetic conditions. Thus, babies under the IVF will inherit 2% of their DNA from an egg donor and the rest will come from his or her mother and father.

The procedure which will use germ line modification of the embryo's DNA is still under scrutiny because there is still a huge possibility that third party's genetics may not be directly passed on to the offspring.

Several researches have shown that 99.8% of an offspring's DNA comes from the genes of their parents so there is very little chance that third party DNA will be passed on to the child.

At the time of writing, there is still no assurance whether or not the research will push through but claims that there is still huge possibility for it to happen come 2015.