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Exercise Pill Is Possible
AP via Wired.com ^ | 4-11-2002

Posted on 04/11/2002 10:00:01 AM PDT by Cagey

Edited on 06/29/2004 7:09:06 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

That ultimate fantasy of the couch potato may become a reality some day, according to researchers who have found the chemical pathways that muscle cells use to build strength and endurance.

With this basic knowledge in hand, it now may be possible to develop a pill that pumps up muscle cells without all that exercise, said Dr. R. Sanders Williams, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine and senior author of a study appearing Friday in the journal Science.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: excercise; pill

1 posted on 04/11/2002 10:00:01 AM PDT by Cagey
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To: Cagey
Why don't we just skip to the end and all become Simpsonesque heads-in-a-jar? We can drive the Segways with cranial implants.
2 posted on 04/11/2002 10:04:00 AM PDT by Pete
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To: Cagey

Take a pill and win the Mr. Olympia contest!
The winner will be the man who takes the most pills. :-p

3 posted on 04/11/2002 10:16:21 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Cagey
They already got them pills, just ask Mark McGwire. They're called steroids!
4 posted on 04/11/2002 10:20:37 AM PDT by Revolting cat!
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To: Cagey
I think I wont go to the gym today. I can wait a few years.
5 posted on 04/11/2002 10:21:13 AM PDT by Blackyce
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To: Revolting cat!
Leave Mark McGwire alone!!

I would be an eager buyer of this pill, without question.

6 posted on 04/11/2002 10:22:25 AM PDT by Bagehot
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To: LibWhacker
Take a pill and win the Mr. Olympia contest! The winner will be the man who takes the most pills. :-p

Funny, funny, funny. Just thnk how much fun it will be watching the Women's Olympic events when they all look like those East German weightlifters.
7 posted on 04/11/2002 10:36:38 AM PDT by balrog666
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To: Cagey
Memo to self... Get cracking on synthesis...
8 posted on 04/11/2002 10:39:18 AM PDT by Chemist_Geek
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To: Cagey
I am very opposed to taking pills.....

Might I suggest adding this ingredient to beer & chips?

9 posted on 04/11/2002 10:41:17 AM PDT by WhiteGuy
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