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Is it possible for me to get stronger by mixing some animal’s DNA in with my own? |
Sad to say: if you want to get stronger, you just
have to work out like everyone else. There’s no magic
pill that can make you any better of an athlete – and
certainly not through mixing animal genes with your own! Although,
there’s many an athlete who still tries to cheat the
system. Athletes have often pushed the limits of biology to
help them gain strength and endurance – often by taking
pills or injections. Now some are predicting that athletes will take the
extra step and try to add the “enhancement protein”
gene into their supplements. In fact, some have even predicted
that the 2010 Olympics will be the “genetic Olympics”.
Some of these “enhancing genes” could increase
number of red blood cells - giving more endurance - and others
could increase muscle strength and bulk. In theory, that would
give genetically enhanced athletes a new advantage –
but it still sounds like good old fashioned cheating to me!
To learn more, see the article on Anti-Doping.
Click here for the definition of Genetic
Engineering in the Glossary.
May 2007
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