The Speculist

I reviewed Joel Garreau's new book Radical Evolution last week. This week Garreau published a Washington Post article highlighting some of his reporting for the book.

H. Lee Sweeney of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that the recent Athens Olympics may have been the last without genetically enhanced athletes. His researchers have created super-muscled "Schwarzenegger rats." They're built like steers, with necks wider than their heads. They live longer and recover more quickly from injuries than do their unenhanced comrades. Sweeney sees it as only a matter of time before such technology seeps into the sports world.

Garraeu's book hit bookshelves yesterday. I highly recommend it.