Should Athletes Be Allowed to Enhance Their Genes?

So-called gene doping is banned in sports, but some philosophers argue that it’s the way of the future

Nick Busca
OneZero
Published in
6 min readApr 25, 2019

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Illustration by Daniel Zender

SScientists first developed gene therapy techniques in the 1990s, exploring ways to treat disease by modifying malfunctioning cells. In 1997, a team at John Hopkins University edited genes to create what the…

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Nick Busca
OneZero
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Freelance sport journalist and high-performance triathlon coach based in London. Also: personal trainer, ski instructor and Master’s of theoretical philosophy.