Enhanced Games: Worse than the risk of 'crippling injuries' is the threat of gene editing in sports altering our fundamental human biology
21 May 2026, 16:57 GMT
Topic: Science
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/enhanced-games-worse-than-the-risk-of-crippling-injuries-is-the-threat-of-gene-editing-in-sports-altering-our-fundamental-human-biology/a-77248463?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
Doping in sports is nothing new. Athletes at the Enhanced Games will know the risks — severe injury, even paralysis. But bioethicists are also concerned we're opening the gates to altering our fundamental human biology.