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The FDA began two days of meetings about a controversial procedure that removes a mother's nucleus from her egg, leaving behind defective genes, and places it in a donor egg

The FDA began two days of meetings about a controversial procedure that removes a mother's nucleus from her egg, leaving behind defective genes, and places it in a donor egg. The procedure aims to prevent children from inheriting diseases, but as Dr. Jon LaPook reports, critics have raised concerns.
Feb 26, 2014 (01:34)
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