It is said to be sports' doomsday scenario: a new generation of chemically enhanced or bioengineered athletes transformed from also-rans into world champions. We are entering an age often referred to as posthumanist, and sport is its leading edge. Elite athletes regularly remake their bodies in an effort to stretch...

What separates illicit performance-enhancing drugs and gene manipulation techniques from acceptable training practices for athletes?

What separates illicit performance-enhancing drugs and gene manipulation techniques from acceptable training practices for athletes?

The greatest risk to athletes may be the prohibition of steroids. Getting the drugs secretly and not having the proper supervision may result in complications that could otherwise be avoided.

To make prudent recommendations for improving the use of cost-benefit analysis in policy settings, some measures of how well it is actually done are essential.

Beijing is taking Draconian measures to clean up for the Olympic Games starting next month.

We are well on our way to gaining greater biotechnical power to reengineer the human body and mind, all in the service of "superior performance." What kind of society might we become?

Congress has already intervened too much with threats and ought to leave baseball alone and let them work out their own problems.