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First Spanish Genetically Engineered Baby Saves His Brother Andres, the older son of a Spanish family, has a rare hereditary disease called Beta Thalassaemia, which prevents his body from producing the required amount of red cells that carry oxygen. His little brother, who was born only three days ago, has been genetically adapted in order to provide him a cure.The family tha... 15 October 2008 07:33 GMT Soon, Female Only Reproduction: Sperm from Women! Men, beware!The prospect of female-only conception is getting closer, leaving aside the science fiction movies. Soon, women could produce sperm of their own, a technology that could permit lesbian couples to deliver their own biological offspring. After scientists managed to produce predecessors of sperm cells from m... 19 April 2007 08:51 GMT