Three-person IVF technique shown to prevent inherited genetic diseases

Three-person IVF technique shown to prevent inherited genetic diseases

Scientists report eight healthy children born through mitochondrial donation process

A three-person IVF technique has led to the delivery of eight healthy babies in the U.K. (iStock)

The approach involved the transfer of the nucleus of a fertilized egg with "faulty mitochondria" into a donor egg cell with healthy mitochondria. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

This new science will "empower more couples to pursue safe and healthy pregnancies," noted a Columbia fertility expert. (iStock)