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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. So? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What exactly is the problem with this? More meaningless records that nobody cares about will be broken, the United States will continue to dominate just like they always have. Who really cares if the athletes are genetically-engineered, trained well, clones, or mutants? WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK?????