BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, Mark Mcgwire, Stanozolol
13 Apr 2020
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Invented by john manson (canadian); canadian drug: taken by ben johnson. Mark mcgwire hits 70 home runs: tainted because of whether or not he took performance-enhancing drugs, took creatine (no benefit other than generate revenue for nutritional company) and, bendroztindione (just another training aid in his view). Involved in the balco scandal in 2000: we don"t know what he injected himself with, could"ve been vitamins or anything, after he broke the home run record he was a free agent no one signed him. Marion jones surrenders her gold medals: brought into scandal because husband was involved in balco. Initially denied, but then admitted to the use of these. Desire to keep a competitive advantage for themselves. Not because there was anything wrong with the practice. Zulu warriors prepare for battle ; dop is a zulu drink: people started to use scientific point of view to identify these substances, zulu warriors fought a war in africa in late 1800s.
