* Animal experiments show gene therapy can boost performance <\/p>\n
* Gene doping likely to be dangerous and risky in humans <\/p>\n
* Tests can't detect it, so status of gene doping unclear <\/p>\n
LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - There have been \"marathon mice\", <\/p>\n
\"Schwarzenegger mice\" and dogs whose wasted muscles were <\/p>\n
repaired with injected substances that switch off key genes. It <\/p>\n
may not be long before we get the first genetically modified <\/p>\n
athlete. <\/p>\n
Some fear the use of gene therapy to improve athleticism is <\/p>\n
already a reality. But since sports authorities' drug testing <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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