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From a Chicago Tribune editorial:

Do we condone cheating? Of course not. Repeat: We do not.

But isn’t it fascinating to imagine just how far science – read: performance-enhancing drugs – can boosthuman abilities? As records topple — the four-minute mile, the 60-home-run season — we wonder what other feats, now considered impossible, might someday fall within the realm of human athletic achievement.

The three-minute mile? The eight-second 100-meter dash? The nine-foot high jump?