Every year, it becomes more difficult to break a world record. Is there a limit to human capability? Why Sports Are Unfair - http://bit.ly/1lgjZcl Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Have We Reached The Athletic Limits Of The Human Body? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/have-we-reached-the-athletic-limits-of-the-human-body/ "At this month's summer's Olympic Games in Rio, the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt-a six-foot-five Jamaican with six gold medals and the sinewy stride of a gazelle-will try to beat his own world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100-meter dash." Everything You Need To Know About CRISPR, The New Tool That Edits DNA http://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-crispr-the-new-tool-1702114381 "CRISPR, a new genome editing tool, could transform the field of biology-and a recent study on genetically-engineered human embryos has converted this promise into media hype. But scientists have been tinkering with genomes for decades. Why is CRISPR suddenly such a big deal?" The Human Race: Will We Keep Breaking Running Records? http://www.livescience.com/48572-marathon-running-records-human-limits.html "ust over a month ago, Dennis Kimetto of Kenya ran the fastest marathon ever, finishing the Berlin Marathon with a record-setting time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 57 seconds. This means that for more than 26 miles (42 kilometers), Kimetto kept up a blisteringly fast average pace of 4 minutes and 41 seconds per mile (2 minutes and 56 seconds per kilometer)." ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos daily. Watch More DNews on Seeker http://www.seeker.com/show/dnews/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here: http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Special Thanks to Julian Huguet for hosting DNews! Check Julian out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhug00
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