Michael Sandel on Genetic Enhancement in Sport
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The Problem With Enhancement in Sports
Olympic Committee is trying to decide whether runners and skiers can use a special oxygen chamber that runners might sleep in. The effect is the same as taking EPO, which is a hormone that increases the ability of the blood to carry oxygen. "I'm more worried about the human dispositions and the hubris that lies behind the drive to perfect our nature," he says.
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