Sport Enhancement's Biggest Fan

Gene Doping
Written By Andy Miah

Sport Enhancement's Biggest Fan [GMA mention] (2005, 4 Apr) by Simon Smith [link] "This—the practical impossibility of enforcing gene doping bans—is just one strike against prohibition. Miah raises many more issues. For example: Would people born with genetic modifications be allowed to play sports? Should gene therapy be used to equalize genetic constitutions so that competition is based more on skill and training than the genetic lottery? Would gene therapies that help athletes hasten healing also be banned under blanket prohibition?"

Andy Miah

Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford, Manchester.

http://www.andymiah.net
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