Gene editing and the future of doping in sport

What if you could hack your DNA to run faster, jump higher or become stronger? Gene doping is an advanced medical technology that could help athletes recover from injuries, but could also be used by drug cheats to beat the competition.

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[xianjing]

Just make a new class of sport where all gene edited athletes compete, just like a server specifically for cheaters in titanfall

[j.m.edwards]

Sports? No, it's going to be the future of life for those that can afford it.

[darthbigdaddy]

else are we going to get Captain America?

[doghouse]

Thank you for making a video longer than 30 seconds

[hanzescalona]

This is GSP was angry at. Gene doping will destroy the sports. Its like a fist fight but the other uses gun.

[Virajasaur]

The world is changing, and you either adapt or die

[simlucien]

Humans will have the ability to permanently alter our genes and people are worried about cheating in sports... By this logic anyone could get super athlete genes and sport for competition would become irrelevant.

"But people could have different skill knowledge, training methodologies and motivation, so competition wouldn't be affected by genetic eveness."

Got em.

This is a non issue.

[davidbogaert]

2034
A Chinese Olympian lines up at the 100m final. The record of 8.5 seconds has been unbroken for the past 4 years. Ready. Set. He's lightning fast. Genetically engineered mitochondria and tendons give him speed unlike any human whose ever lived. 5.5 seconds. The record is shattered.

[mesdjz]

I think it's absolutely fair, on one hand, someone had the universe on his side and was born with amazing genes and on another hand, someone will have science on his side and get himself even better genes.

[josephdavey]

2:44 why is the guy running with the same arm and leg xD

[Bill-zpmt]

Some have good genes while others have bad genes. Why can't those with bad genes join?
Even if they tried harder than any Olympic athlete they can not compete because of genes.

I think it's great because maybe we can gene manipulate people healthy, help people with extreme obesity to burn more fat and build more muscles and live a more healthier, happier life.

[josefstalin]

Imagine the furries when they get to that.

[rafaeladrian]

Biles cheated whether she admits it or not. ADD meds 100 percent work in boxing as a reaction time improver. it makes the difference between hitting / not getting hit. So in gymnastics there is surely some benefits with reactions and coordination, especially as the event moves along, it keeps you wired, energized and physically alert later in the day when your competition is just exhausted.