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Nature 414, 569-570 (6 December 2001) | doi:10.1038/414569a
Gene therapy may be up to speed for cheats at 2008 Olympics
David Adam
Athletes may be tempted to genetically modify themselves to boost their performance far sooner than most people realize, researchers have warned.The idea of sprinters and cyclists injecting themselves with genes coding for hormones that boost the number of red blood cells may sound far-fetched, and the results are uncertain.
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