Performance Enhancing Drugs
Performance Enhancing Drugs | Genetic Engineering May One Day Replace Performance- Enhancing Drugs
Jere Longman is a sportswriter for the New York Times.
Source: Sports authorities are concerned that athletes may begin to employ genetic engineering techniques to enhance their athletic performance. Although gene therapy is still at an early stage of development, athletes looking for a competitive edge may not wait for science to perfect safe applications. A single insertion of genetic material could potentially bulk up muscles for years at a time, precluding the need to take continual cycles of performanceenhancing drugs. Testing athletes for altered...
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Table of Contents
- Performance-Enhancing Drugs: An Overview
- Athletes Will Never Stop Using Performance- Enhancing Drugs
- Athletes Must Stop Using Performance- Enhancing Drugs
- Performance-Enhancing Drugs Tarnish Athletics
- The Ban on Performance-Enhancing Drugs Should Continue
- Teen Steroid Abuse Is a Growing Problem
- Performance-Enhancing Drugs Compromise Medical Ethics
- Performance-Enhancing Drugs Should Be Regulated, Not Prohibited
- Ban Athletes Who Don’t Use Steroids
- Coming Soon: Open Olympics!
- The Health Risks of Steroid Use Have Been Exaggerated
- One Strike, You’re Out
- Performance-Enhancing Drug Testing Is Ineffective
- Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplements Are Dangerous
- Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplements Are Safe
- Genetic Engineering May One Day Replace Performance- Enhancing Drugs
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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