mitochondrial disease

Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques, the Mexican Case

September 30, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

Earlier this week New Scientist broke the news that the first baby born after Maternal Spindle Transfer (a form of mitochondrial replacement) is already five months old, and even more, he seems to be doing well. Even when John Zhang’s team has achieved a world first, I agree with Dr. Alison Murdoch in that: “The …

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Nature Biased News Coverage of 3-Person IVF

February 13, 2015 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

NatureNews is a science news outlet so I’ve been wondering what the heck the deal is with their strongly biased news coverage of the mitochondrial transfer 3-person IVF technology debate. By way of context, I like NatureNews and am a regular reader, but their coverage of the mitochondrial transfer debate has been completely one-sided and inaccurate. Their …

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