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Doping mice turn into super athletes
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Gene doping is very real
In today's Age :
Reaping the benefits of exercise could be as simple as popping some pills, according to scientists who have found that drugs can turn mice into marathon runners - even without any training.
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After four weeks and no training, the mice ran 44% longer than ordinary mice. "That's as much improvement as we get with regular exercise," said Dr Vihang Narkar (Vihang Narkar), lead author of the paper published in Cell.
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But the researchers stress the results will bring no advantage to sports cheats, as blood and urine tests for the drugs have already been developed.
Uhuh.
A great thing for the general public, but more evidence that gene doping is real and coming soon to a sport near you.
