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Finding the golden genes

Advances in gene therapy could tempt some athletes to enhance their genetic makeup, leading some researchers to work on detection methods just in case.

By Patrick Barry

- More than 2 years ago

Click here to see an animation of how one gene therapy can enhance endurance.

This month — 8/8/08, to be precise — the curtain rose on what many experts believe could prove to be the first genetically modified Olympics.