Camporesi, Silvia,

Bioethics, genetics and sport / Silvia Camporesi and Mike McNamee. - 1 online resource (xvi, 202 pages) - Ethics and sport .

part, I Genethics, Sports Medicine and Sports Science -- chapter 1 The nature of genetics and its place in medicine and sport / chapter 2 What role for genetic testing in sport? / chapter 3 Genetic testing for talent identification and development / chapter 4 Biobanking in sport: governance and ethics / chapter 5 Gene transfer, gene enhancement and gene doping: distinguishing science from science fiction / part, II Enhancement, Therapy, and the Ethical Construction of Categories in Sport -- chapter 6 Enhancement, doping and the spirit of sport / chapter 7 A case study in ‘gene enhancement’: gene transfer to raise the tolerance to pain – a legitimate mode of enhancement, or illegitimate doping? / chapter 8 On the eligibility of female athletes with hyperandrogenism to compete: athleticism, medicalisation and testosterone / chapter 9 Congenital and acquired disabilities: what counts as unfair advantage in the Paralympics? / chapter 10 The re-inscription of the concept of biological race through sport in society / Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee -- Silvia Camporesi Mike McNamee.

9781315709253 9781317485377

10.4324/9781315709253 doi


Athletic ability.
Human genetics.
Sports medicine--Moral and ethical aspects.
Sports--Physiological aspects.

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