Gattaca wasn't so far off after all

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miz ducky
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Gattaca wasn't so far off after all

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Determining childrens athletic disposition through gene testing...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/sport ... terstitial

Dr. Foster suggested another way to determine if a child will be good at sprint and power sports. “Just line them up with their classmates for a race and see which ones are the fastest,” he said.
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Another tool in the arsenal of parents living out their second lives through children.
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Kind of scary really. Why can't parents just let kids pick out whatever sport they want?

I mean, the whole idea is to let them have fun while keeping them healthy. Frustration is a part of learning anything in life and its good for kids to learn to deal with that too.

You remind me of why I love Gattaca so much. It has got to be one of my all time favorite movies.
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