‘It’s an arms race’: The new technology set to give drug-testers upper hand before Brisbane 2032
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‘It’s an arms race’: The new technology set to give drug-testers upper hand before Brisbane 2032

Technology tamfitronics ‘It’s an arms race’: The new technology set to give drug-testers upper hand before Brisbane 2032Tiny chips no bigger than the nail on your pinky may hold the key to cracking down on athletes taking synthetic Erythropoietin (EPO), a performance-enhancing drug, ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.Currently there are just eight experts worldwide who can determine whether someone has tested positive for synthetic EPOs – and none are based in Australia. The process of differentiating between synthetic and naturally occurring EPO is meticulous and challenging – the substances look incredibly similar under a microscope, making positive doping cases difficult to detect.Professor Warwick Bowen, Dr Igor Marinkovic, and Dr Pavlina Naydenova in the laboratory.Credit: Lars MadsenHowever, that may be about to change after researchers at the University of Queensland announced a partnership with...
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It’s the Best Week To Buy a Home in These 3 Cities—and They’re All Top NFL Contenders
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It’s the Best Week To Buy a Home in These 3 Cities—and They’re All Top NFL Contenders

Top Stories Tamfitronics As you were browsing, something about your browser made us think you might be a bot. There are a few reasons this might happen, including: You're a power user moving through this website with super-human speed You've disabled JavaScript and/or cookies in your web browser A third-party browser plugin is preventing JavaScript from running. ...
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Opinion: It’s time to consider nationalizing Canada’s railways
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Opinion: It’s time to consider nationalizing Canada’s railways

Politics tamfitronics Open this photo in gallery:A partial nationalization of Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.’s Canadian assets and operations would mean the companies could continue operating the rest of their North American networks as private companies, and potentially work out future collaborative arrangements with the new nationalized rail entity.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian PressTaylor C. Noakes is an independent journalist and public historian.Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon’s move to push for binding arbitration in the dispute between railway companies and their workers confirmed what was obvious to most Canadians: Railways are vital to the national economy.What is less obvious is that the country’s principal railways – which have both benefited immensely from direct and indirect public financial and political support since their creation – have demonstrated they really don’t care about their workers,...
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