Eight babies born from pioneering IVF technique to prevent devastating disease

Four boys and four girls, including one set of identical twins, have been delivered and are all doing well following treatment by a team in Newcastle, who pioneered the technique
Eight babies born from pioneering IVF technique to prevent devastating disease

A new technique can prevent devastating diseases in children, scientists have said, as they announce eight babies have been born. Picture: Newcastle Fertility Centre.PA

Eight babies have been born in the UK thanks to a groundbreaking three-person IVF technique to prevent devastating disease, world-first data shows.

Four boys and four girls, including one set of identical twins, have been delivered and are all doing well following treatment by a team in Newcastle, who pioneered the technique.

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