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Genetically-Engineered Super-Athletes?

Posted by michael on from the mickey-mouse-olympics dept.

Karma 50 writes: "The BBC News is reporting that genetically modified "super-athletes" may be competing as soon as the 2012 Olympic games. A conference in London warns that gene therapies for diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis may be used by athletes to enhance performance. So far, this is undetectable. So we're not immediately facing the prospect of watching athletes bred especially for their performance but, with our desire to win at all costs, this too can't be far off."

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  1. Parity? by spatrick_123 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Have they not seen the Chinese gymnastics teams of the past few Olympiads? I think this is OLD news.

  2. New Slashdot Poll by WinDoze · · Score: 3, Funny
    Favorite Genetically-Engineered Superpower:

    • Super-Strength
    • Super-Height
    • Super-Coding-Abilities
    • Ability to Digest Genetically Modified Foods
    • Ability to Digest CowboyNeal
  3. Re:what everyone wants to know is... by sheetsda · · Score: 3, Funny

    Amen brother, if the world was full of super-models, one of them would have to date me.

  4. Re:Cosmic Surgery? by cmclean · · Score: 3, Funny
    Cosmic Surgery? What's that all about then?

    It's for people who don't like the look of thier horoscopes.

    cmclean

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