athletes, genes, genetic screening, winter olympics 2022

China’s New Obsession: Selecting Athletes Based on Genes

In the 1997 Hollywood movie Gattaca, we were shown a vision of the future where people are prevented from pursuing their interests because their genes were “unfit” for the task. China seems to be heading toward such a society as the government announced plans to select its athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics by screening ...

Max Lu

Olympic speed skaters