BABY BY DESIGN; Embryo selection to save brother.Byline: HARRY ARNOLD A COUPLE yesterday won the right to create a designer baby in an attempt to cure their sick son. Shahana and Raj raj also Raj n. Dominion or rule, especially the British rule over India (1757-1947). [Hindi r Hashni need another child who can provide bone marrow bone marrow, soft tissue filling the spongy interiors of animal bones. Red marrow is the principal organ that forms blood cells in mammals, including humans (see blood). In children, the bones contain only red marrow. for two-year-old Zain who has a potentially fatal blood disorder Noun 1. blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood blood disease cytopenia - a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood acidemia - a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls . Health watchdogs gave the go-ahead for the use of a technique where embryos created by in-vitro fertilisation are tested and selected before being implanted im·plant v. im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants v.tr. 1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts. 2. in the mother. It will be the first time such a baby will have been conceived and born in Britain. The embryos will still have to go to America for the treatment at a cost of about pounds 30,000. Ruth Deech, chairman of the The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
The Hashnis, from Leeds, are delighted at the decision. CAPTION(S): HOPE: The Hashnis |
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