Sports doping explored during half-day symposium, Aug. 30
5th Sep 2005, 14:07 GMT
Performance enhancing drugs will be discussed during a special half-day symposium entitled "Preventing Doping in Sports: A Herculean Task" at the American Chemical Society's 230th national meeting in Washington, D.C. The symposium will be held on Tues., Aug. 30, at the Washington Convention Center, Rm. 156, from 8:55 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. It will address scientific and legal aspects of this topic, including designer steroids, regulatory controls and the futuristic topic of 'gene doping.'
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