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If Athletes Can Edit Their Own DNA, How Will We Detect It?

By Molly Campbell — 2021

The ability to edit the genetic code of a human being in vivo may have once seemed a far-off fantasy. But the advent of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, which saw Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has made it very much a reality.

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Me, Myself, and Why: Searching for the Science of Self

As diverse as people appear to be, all of our genes and brains are nearly identical. In Me, Myself, and Why, Jennifer Ouellette dives into the minuscule ranges of variation to understand just what sets us apart.

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Jennifer Ouellette
2025
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Returning to “Athlete” after Concussion | Jaclyn Stephens | TEDxCSU

Athletes who have sustained concussions are at a heightened risk for new injuries, including new concussions, when they return to play. This increased risk of new injury is likely due to ineffective evaluation and treatment protocols.

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2019
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Why Professional Athletes and Olympians Struggle with Life after Sport | Four Corners

Around the world, fans love to share the triumphs and heartbreaks of elite athletes on the football field, the cricket pitch or in the swimming pool.

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2021
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Mental Health of Athletes

Athletes represent the peak of human potential, but they are still people. Mental illness affects 35% of elite athletes, manifesting as stress, eating disorders, burnout, or depression and anxiety.

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2021
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She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

Celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass along from generation to generation. Charles Darwin played a crucial part in turning heredity into a scientific question, and yet he failed spectacularly to answer it.

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Carl Zimmer
2019
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