Jun 15 2010
Science Ted Talk
Well, here is my final project for Science 9. It’s a TED talk about gene doping. Hope you like. And Science 9? Good-bye, and I definitely WON’T be missing you over the summer!!!! Whooooo!
Oh yeah, and here’s my bibliography.
CBC News – Health – Gene doping risky for athletes (website) http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/04/gene-doping-athletes-olympics.html
Wikpedia, the free encyclopedia – Gene doping (website) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_doping
Wired Science – Athletes Beware, Scientists Hot on Gene Doping Trail (website, photos) http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/gene-doping-detection/
HowStuffWorks - “I’ll take the IGF-1and Erythropoietin Genes, Please” (website, photos, video)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/genetic-science/gene-doping1.htm
Scitable – Gene Therapy in Sports: Gene Doping (website, photos)
http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/sports-gene-doping-and-wada-764
National Geographic – How “Gene Doping” Could Create Enhanced Olympians (website, photos)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080814-gene-doping.html
CBC Radio show: Quirks and Quarks – Gene doping (audio) http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/03-04/jun26.html
Floyd Landis – http://fingerfood.typepad.com/finger-food/2008/06/index.html
Alex Rodriguez - http://www.gototennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/alex-rodriguez-picture-5.jpg
Barry Bonds – http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/060310
Ben Johnson - http://weinterrupt.com/2009/05/a-brief-history-of-sports-most-unsporting-moments/honorable_mentions_5/
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa – http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/07/the_starledger_forum_on_perfor.html
Image of Olympian being injected – http://scienceblogs.com/sciencetolife/2007/08/scientists_seek_test_to_detect.php
Mouse with medal – http://www.phschool.com/science/science_news/articles/gene_doping.html
Mouse before and after - http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/gene-doping-detection/
Syringe – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/drugsinsport/3464673/Gene-doping-the-battleground-Athletics.html
Gene doping how it works – http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/Discovery/2008/08/20/6516426-sun.html
Gene doping how it works 2 – http://www.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/neuro/muscle.htm
Leukemia ribbon – http://ssdilawyerblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/leukemia-social-security-disability.html
Leukemia patient – http://www.haemoblues.com/about_you.asp
Pros and Cons – http://www.asustablet.com/eee-pad/editorial/
Long scroll – http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/books/53121/the-long-and-winding-road
Short scroll – http://heavenawaits.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/a-rapture-codicil-for-last-will-and-testament/
Good job Andrew! I think that gene doping was a great topic for you, an athlete as well. I like the different angles that you shot yourself talking as well as the TED Talk opening at the beginning. Those made your TED Talk seem really realistic. Good job on the editing!
In my opinion towards the whole gene doping with unhealthy people, it seems like a very new, high technology thing. I don’t think that it’s a good idea to inject these people with the gene because there’s just not been enough testings. I’m not a fan of animal testing, but I also think that it’s hard to get results just by animal testing. I’m also just not very convinced of this gene doping idea, because athletes are definitely going to try to get their hands on it. I acknowledge that this gives an opportunity to people who might not have a chance to compete otherwise, but overall I think this technology is dangerous.
Hey Andrew, awesome video. I think gene doping (once tested more and proven completely safe) would be great for people who are unhealthy but not for people who are healthy. There are a lot of athletes who work really hard to get so good at the sports they play and its not right for others to be using gene doping as a way to cheat their way to the top. As for people who are unhealthy I think it would be great. In my Ted talk I talk about how muscle loss in people with Cystics Fibrosis really affects them and if gene doping can help, that would be great.
Andrew, I really enjoyed your TedTalk – it was informative and I really learned a lot!
I completely agree with Meghan’s opinion; this could be a great development for those with muscle problems, or certain diseases, such as Cystics Fibrosis.
I was wondering, are there any recent plans that involve testing on larger mammals to advance this new technology? Or are they still perfecting this practice on mice?
Great job Andrew
Nice job Andrew. I have never heard of gene doping before, but now I know a lot about it.
Could this be used to spilce genes in to other parts of the body. I’ve heard of gene splicing before, but it hasn’t worked very well.
That was a really amazing video!
I had never heard of such ways of enhancing yourself before, especially for sports.
In your talk you said that gene doping may be used to even the playing field. Aren’t running competitions for example, all about who has the faster body? Then if everyone were to be equal, that competition would be lost. Also, if gene doping were to uprise, then wouldn’t the competitor with the most money and newest gene doping technology win?
Good TED Talk, it was great!
-Jonathan
Andrew,
Good job. Doping has many harmful affects when it is used for performance enhancement. How could those affects be removed for gene doping? How could scientists be sure that the side-affects are gone? Will gene doping be beneficial enough that it would be worth the risk of side affects?
Great talk.
Kelly
Nice video! I have heard about Steroids before, but I never new that there was so many kinds, or how they work. Learning about side effects like Leukemia and blood clogging really scared me. But why do they create drugs like this if only to create buffed up guys. Why wouldn’t they instead make things like cures for diseases instead?
Good Job.
~David