Natural human skill is soooo last century. It’s boring. We need faster runners, harder punchers, stronger blockers…we need MORE!
And we can have it thanks to something called gene-doping. Some of our best and brightest scientists are developing ways to redesign the bodies of our best and brightest athletes through genetic modification and editing.
Dope!
Lance Armstrong infamously used EPO injections to boost how much oxygen was delivered to his tissue. The more the better. But that method is detectable. You are either born with a lot of the protein erythropoietin or you aren’t.
But thanks to genetic modification, doctors could introduce a gene into your body that produces extra EPO. The only way officials would be able to know you weren’t born with that special, extra gene would be to have a copy of your genetic code before it was altered. Otherwise, it would look all natural.
And then there’s gene-editing. Using that method, a scientist could simply cut and paste the EPO gene into your DNA, so there wouldn’t be any “extra” EPO gene at all. It would all look completely normal. Essentially, there would be nothing to find.
In the light of the recent news that sports gambling is now legal for states to allow, it seems our view on sports has shriveled into a pathetic “fuck it, just entertain me” stance. Ethics need not apply. Glory at any cost.
Young men and women from poor backgrounds and with nothing to hope for should totally be allowed to augment their bodies into hyper-physical monstrosities, pimping out whatever natural gifts they may have received until they are scarcely even human anymore.
And why even bother with games and rules. Just let the amped up freaks maul each other in to-the-death gladiatorial matches, pitting DNA lab vs DNA lab, proving which technique is more powerful. Scientific rivalry through physical combat!
That will be amazing. Won’t it?
