MLB Wants To Watch You Pee: A Possible Urine Test for HGH

Adam  Cancryn by Analyst Written on July 24, 2008
Imgp5466_feature

According to the Sporting News, the days of carefree pissing may soon be over, as a biotechnology company is in the process of developing an HGH test using urine samples.

Ceres Nanosciences, in a partnership with academic powerhouse George Mason University, is reportedly less than six months away from finishing the first non-invasive human-growth-hormone detector:

Scientists explained to the Washington Business Journal how the test works. It uses "nanoparticles, which work much like a crab net, filtering bodily fluids and using chemical bait to snare, isolate, compile and preserve some of the world's smallest matter to help detect diseases or toxins earlier, faster and cheaper.

 

MLB and NFL officials are looking to utilize this new method as soon as it's validated by scientists. No prominent U.S. athletes have ever tested positive for HGH, though Marion Jones and Andy Pettitte have admitted to using the banned substance.

In my opinion, I'm still a little skeptical. Something about the words "crab," "chemical," and "snare" in association with the most important appendage make me uneasy. In fact, I'm pretty sure you could solve the doping problem just by explaining that process to the athletes.

(0)
...
Share This  
Crop_45x45
or to post this comment

0 Comments

There are no comments yet. Get the conversation started by leaving the first comment

Loading more comments...
posted just now
  • Loading...
  • Nobody has liked this comment yet
Cancel

This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete

506
reads

0
comments

written on July 24, 2008 Breaking News

The best Mets newsletter on the web

Subscribe Now

We will never share your email address