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Explore the groundbreaking science behind mitochondrial replacement therapy, a reproductive technique that allows babies to be born with genetic material from three parents. Learn about the 2016 case of the first baby born in Mexico using this method and discover how dozens more children have since been born through this revolutionary approach. Understand the biological mechanisms that make three-parent babies possible, examine why this technique is medically necessary for preventing certain genetic diseases, and investigate the current state of research and future directions in this field of reproductive medicine.