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kazuya
20.02.10, 15:04
Steroids are so 2008. The next way to get an edge may be gene doping.

Consider "Marathon Mouse," a rodent with an artificially tweaked protein gene that made him run twice as far as normal mice.

Want to know if your child has a future in track? Make junior say "Ah..." for a cheek swab to see if he has a gene common in fast runners.

Have an injury that just won't heal quickly enough for a game? Scientists are coming up with ways to seal those muscle tears like the cheerleader heals herself on "Heroes."


The next frontier in athletic doping -- genes - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/19/genetic.doping/index.html)

Se7Ven
20.02.10, 19:17
The question is ...came here the future of doping in professional sports?