A pioneering IVF technique combining DNA from three people to protect a baby from a rare genetic disease has been used in Britain, leading to a healthy cohort of eight babies with no sign of serious disease,

Key Takeaways A new IVF method helped eight babies avoid inherited mitochondrial diseasesThe babies were born using DNA from mom, dad and a donorAll eight children are healthy so far and will be tracked over the years FRIDAY,

The genetic material from the donor makes up less than 1% of the baby born by using the experimental IVF technique.