LONDON: Britain on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) became the first country in the world to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people after Members of Parliament (MPs) voted for the controversial procedure.

Lawmakers at the House Commons voted by 382 to 128 in favor of allowing the creation of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) babies with DNA from three people, a move aimed at preventing serious inherited diseases being passed on from mother to child.

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