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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kevin Warwick, Steve Mann, Cyborgs in Sports, Matt Nagle, Jesse Sullivan, Claudia Mitchell, Michael Chorost. Excerpt: Claudia Mitchell (b 1980) is the first woman to be outfitted with a bionic arm. She was outfitted with the arm to replace the arm she lost in a motorcycle accident .Her prosthesis, a prototype developed by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is one of the most advanced prosthetic arms developed to date.References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The cyborgization of sports has come to the forefront of the national conscious in recent years. Through the media, America has been exposed to the subject both with the BALCO scandal and the accusations of blood doping at the Tour de France levied against Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis . But, there is more to the subject; steroids , blood doping , prosthesis , body modification, and maybe in the future, genetic modification are all topics that should be included within cyborgs in sports.Steroids Chemical structure of the natural anabolic hormone testosterone , 17-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one.The most commonly used steroids in sports are anabolic steroids . Anabolic steroids are synthetically created to function like male hormones. Athletes use it to enhance their strength and performance beyond their natural means. Anabolic steroids increase the amount of testosterone in the body, which promotes muscle and bone growth in the body. Anabolic steroids also allow athletes to work out for longer periods of time than they naturally can.Anabolic steroids also can have effects that are not advantageous to an athlete. Excessive use can result in some of the excess testosterone converting into estrogen , a reduction in sexual function, temporary infertility , and the development ...
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kevin Warwick, Steve Mann, Cyborgs in Sports, Matt Nagle, Jesse Sullivan, Claudia Mitchell, Michael Chorost. Excerpt: Claudia Mitchell (b 1980) is the first woman to be outfitted with a bionic arm. She was outfitted with the arm to replace the arm she lost in a motorcycle accident .Her prosthesis, a prototype developed by the ...