Tag: genetics

New Scientist: Gene Dopers

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Gene Cheats

Drug scandals in sport would be nothing compared to the potential for genetic engineering to create “super-athletes”. Christie Aschwanden investigates

New Scientist, January 15, 2000.

This appears to be the first media report about gene doping — genetic engineering to enhance athletic performance.

Runner’s World: How to find the running event that best matches your natural talents.

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Natural Selection
What kind of runner are you? Were you born to run a fast 5-K, a strong marathon, or something in between? Here’s how to find out—and how to realize your full potential.
Runner’s World, January 2009