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I skimmed an article in a magazine yesterday (Popular Mechanics?) regarding gene theropy and other sci-fi stuff that is becoming reality. From drugs that block a certain protien that caused mice and dogs to become their species Incredible Hulks, to mood enhancers that will put an athlete 'in the zone', to using stem cells to shorten the time it takes to recover from injuries. Interesting stuff. Makes you wonder where we're going to draw the line as to what's acceptable and what crosses the line madness that only Dr. Frankenstien would design. Even steriods were legal and fairly widely used among atheltes until it was taken off the market due to it's psycho-raging side effects. With regards to the proformance enhancers to come, I'm all for making the Fastest Man Alive a little faster and using those finding to help the ones with 'will never walk again' injuries to be able to take a dance with their SO in the not too distant future.
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