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Genetic technology and sport : ethical questions

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Introduction: The life sciences and the ethos of sport
PART I: THE STATE OF THE ART: The international anti-doping policy and its implementation / Arne Ljungqvist
The basics of gene doping / Peter Schjerling
Genetic enhancement of athletic performance / Angela J. Schneider
Gene doping: the shape of things to come / Andy Miah
PART II: THE GENETIC ENHANCEMENT OF ATHLETES: Genetic engineering and elitism in sport / Torbjorn Tannsjo
What's wrong with admiring athletes and other people? / Ingmar Persson
Educational or genetic blueprints, what's the difference? / Claudio Tamburrini
Sport and genetics: moral and educational considerations regarding 'athletic predestination' / Ivo van Hilvoorde
PART III: GENETIC TESTING OF ATHLETES: Ethical aspects of controlling genetic doping / Christian Munthe
Nutrigenomics, individualism and sports / Ruth Chadwick
Compulsory genetic testing for APOE Epsilon 4 and boxing / Julian Savulescu
PART IV: GENETIC TECHNOLOGY AND THE ETHOS OF SPORT: Citius, altius, ad absurdum: biology, performance and sportsmanship in the Twenty-First Century / Lincoln Allison
The vulnerability thesis and use of bio-medical technology in sport / Sigmund Loland
Sport, gene doping, and ethics / Gunnar Breivik
PART V: GENDER EQUALITY AND GENE TECHNOLOGY IN SPORT: The genetic design of a new Amazon / Claudio Tamburrini and Torbjorn Tannsjo
Resisting the emergence of Bio-Amazons / Susan Sherwin and Meredith Schwartz
Bio-Amazons: a comment / Ruth Chadwick and Sarah Wilson
What is gender equality in sports? / Simona Giordano and John Harris.

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Genetic technology and sport : ethical questions. ISBN 9780415342377. Published by Routledge in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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