DNA testing of prospects

[me2]

It sounds like something out of sci-fi now, but who knows in another 2 or 3 years it might be an issue.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15681659-23211,00.html

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[Juan]

It sounds like something out of sci-fi now, but who knows in another 2 or 3 years it might be an issue.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15681659-23211,00.html

Settle down all prospects followers: this article is a gross exaggeration of what is actually going on.

I stumbled across some articles while surfing for some training information a while back and came across the stuff that is going on in Australia right now.

Basically, researchers have developed a DNA test for the likelihood of developing more fast twitch vs. slow twitch muscle fibers. The premise is that, in theory, the test can determine an athlete's genetic predisposition for sprint or endurance sports.

Here is the Australian company that has the license to utililze this research commercially:

http://www.genetictechnologies.com.au/