The Science of Steroids: Keeping the Olympics Fair (Video) (IMAGE)

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The Science of Steroids: Keeping the Olympics Fair (Video)

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Chemistry plays a huge role on both sides of the performance-enhancing drug battle. On one side are officials and scientists, aiming to keep the competitions fair; on the other are underground or overseas chemists, creating new drugs to cheat the system. This week, Reactions goes into the science of steroids -- what they are, what they do and how scientists test for them. It's all in this video: https://www.youtu.be/oWOwLwMc0rc">https://youtu.be/oWOwLwMc0rc.

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