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Let Athletes Use Genetic Doping

The only question should be one of safety, not fairness

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 2, 2008 2:48 PM CDT

(Newser) – Genetic therapy's potential to boost athletic performance has sports bodies worried, but fairness should not be an issue, the Economist opines. The luck of the genetic draw already gives some athletes an edge over their competitors, and the only question should be whether gene treatment...   Read full story »

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