Coming soon to a McLympiad near you: genetically engineered posthuman athletes capable of outperforming ordinary humans.

In a 1995 survey, nearly 200 aspiring American Olympians were asked if they would take a banned substance that would guarantee victory in every competition for five years and would then cause death; more than half answered yes.

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