Friday, February 5th, 2010

Gene Doping in Sports

Ilanaaq, the official mascot for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Photo by Flickr user Tim in Sydney.

With the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics just a week away, we'll talk about an emerging potential threat to fair competition -- gene doping. How will advances in genetic manipulation affect athletics, and are athletes and referees prepared? We'll talk with Theodore Friedmann, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency's Gene Doping Expert Group, about the issue. Should sports officials begin making genetic tests part of their toolkits, alongside tests for performance-enhancing drugs and steroids?

Guests

Theodore Friedmann
Chair, World Anti-Doping Agency's Gene Doping Expert Group
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California

Related Links

• World Anti-Doping Agency: Gene Doping
• National Geographic News: How "Gene Doping" Could Create Enhanced Olympians
• Newsweek: Juice for Today's Athlete Is 'gene doping' the next Olympic threat?

Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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