| Scientists have used a virus with synthetic genes to do gene therapy on rats that has doubled their speed and strength!
The implications of this could be huge for curing diseases on the gene level such as MS, but there is concern that this may be abused in athletics. If this kind of therapy has the same effect on humans as it does on rats, we will see athletes getting gene therapy to increase their advantage in speed, stamina, strength and vision. The problem is that it doesn't show up in urine analysis. The only way to test for it is muscle biopsy, which can damage the muscle, so athletes are not likely to submit to it.
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they are worried about athletics becoming tainted. WHY AREN'T THEY WORRIED ABOUT MUTANT SUPER-RATS??????? | |
That is dang funny. My first reaction started the same, but ended with, ".. but why aren't they excited about all the medical possibilities? F_CK competetive sports, it's the least of the human race's worries" This is awesome news!