Baby escapes fatal defect courtesy “third genetic parent”

Fertility doctors using a brand new technique to eliminate inherited disease have helped a woman deliver a baby with “three genetic parents.” The child who is now five months old, has the usual DNA from his mother and father, plus a small amount of genetic code from an unknown female donor. The method was carried out in Mexico by U.S. Dr. John Zhang and his team because the procedure is illegal in the U.S.