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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > November
> November 21, 2003:
Hour Two: Steroids in Sports / Archaeology Update
Four players on the Oakland Raiders football team recently became
the first professional athletes in the US. to test positive for T.H.G.,
a once undetectable steroid. In this hour, we'll talk with the scientist
who made the identification of the performance-enhancing steroid possible.
Plus, we'll hear about the re-discovery of a lost Inca city: is it
high-tech archaeology or hyped-up adventure? We'll talk about where
science leaves off, and showmanship begins. Call in with your questions
and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (3-4 Eastern), and share your opinions
online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Donald Catlin
Director, Olympic Analytical Laboratory
Professor, Molecular and Medical
Pharmacology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Gary Ziegler
Archaeologist
Adventure Specialists
Westcliffe, Colorado
Mark Rose
Executive Editor
Archaeology Magazine
New York, New York
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
- NIDA
- Research Report Series - Steroid Abuse and Addiction
InfoFacts
- Steroids
MEDLINEplus:
Anabolic Steroids
FDA
Statement on THG
ESPN.com
- SPECIAL - Anabolic steroids
Archaeology
Magazine
Archaeology
on the Net
SAAweb
- Society for American Archaeology
This segment produced by Trevor Thieme
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