A team of researchers have devised a new method for detecting steroid abuse in cattle. Instead of looking for trace amounts of a steroid, they looked at about 20 different biomarkers in treated and untreated cattle. Their accuracy rate of prediction was between 91-96% and could probably be turned into a portable easy to use device. Now, they just need to figure out the biomarkers for humans! Great news for steroid testers, but bad news for baseball players!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Look out A-Roid!!
A team of researchers have devised a new method for detecting steroid abuse in cattle. Instead of looking for trace amounts of a steroid, they looked at about 20 different biomarkers in treated and untreated cattle. Their accuracy rate of prediction was between 91-96% and could probably be turned into a portable easy to use device. Now, they just need to figure out the biomarkers for humans! Great news for steroid testers, but bad news for baseball players!
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