附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-202) and index.
pt. 1. Anti-doping and performance enhancement -- pt. 2. Conceptualising genetics in sport -- pt. 3. The ethical status of genetic modification in sport -- pt. 4. Genetically modified athletes.
摘要:Continuing controversy over gene therapies, stem cell research and the genetic modification of organisms demonstrates how new genetic research is forcing a reappraisal of our most established value systems. In the world of sport, leading authorities predict that the genetic engineering of athletes will be widespread by the 2004 Olympics. This book will be the first to examine the profound ethical issues raised by the use of genetic technologies in sport, an area of human activity in which the natural biological and physiological capacities of the body are central. In an already complex area, do.
