Join hosts Robert Forto and Alex Stein as they present Mushing Radio. On this episode we talk about a fascinating subject, gene doping and its possible implications in sled dog sports like the Iditarod. Did you know that you can now buy genetic material for just a few dollars and it can change DNA in your body? You can and it is going to be a game changer.
On this episode we discuss:
- What is gene doping
- How gene doping can be used in sled dog sports
- What are the ethical and moral implications for this type of gene modification
- How this type of modification can be used to make a super team in sled dog sports
Host, Robert Forto’s Bio:
Robert is the training director for Alaska Dog Works where they train dogs for canine obedience, working dogs, therapy dogs and service dogs for clients all over North America. He is also a dog musher and he and his wife operate a 40-dog mushing kennel in Willow, Alaska, called Team Ineka. They can often be seen at local races and leading expeditions in the Alaska backcountry with outdoor leadership students at the University of Alaska. Robert is the producer of Dog Works Radio that has been on the air since 2009 and is currently simulcast on a local radio station, KVRF in Palmer, Alaska.
Host, Alex Stein’s Bio:
Alex M. Stein is a writer, documentary filmmaker, and storyteller living in Los Angeles while pining for the Northern Lights. He is the author of the personal essay collection NO, MR. BOND, I EXPECT YOUR DREAMS TO DIE and directed the Iditarod documentary MUSH. He was married in Alaska, above the Arctic Circle, at the northernmost saloon in the world, by the bartender. Alex has been a host on Dog Works Radio since 2012 and he can be heard on our mushing broadcasts and during our annual nightly Iditarod coverage each March.
Links and Resources Mentioned:
- Iditarod.com
- Outside Podcast: Can’t Hack it? Gene-hack It
- Outside Magazine article: Hacking your genes has never been easier
- Outside Magazine article: Could CRISPR genetically tailor athletes?
- Robert Forto on Twiter @robertforto
- Alex Stein on Twitter: @coldfootfilms
- Dog Works Radio on Facebook
- Dog Works Radio on Instagram
- KVRF in Alaska
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