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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).

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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

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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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