performance enhancing drugs
BIOL 120 Current Event Report 1Controversy abounds in many sports because of the use of performance enhancing drugs. The most well known group of performance enhancing drugs is anabolic steroids, but cyclists often use EPO and other athletes use human growth hormone. But how do they produce the desired effects on the bodies of the people that take them? What are the side effects? What legitimate clinical uses are there for these substances? For this Current Event Report you will answer these three questions for a performance enhancing drug that you choose to research. If you are not interested in sports, you may choose a performance enhancing drug used by non-athletes. Clear your topic with me if you have any doubt whether it fits the assignment. The topic you choose should focus on controlled substances for which you need a doctors prescription. Avoid nutrient supplements and that kind of thing. I know steroids build muscle, but how do they stimulate muscle development in the body. Whatever drug you choose, you need to explain how it produces its effects at a fairly technical level. That is what Ill be looking for most in these papers.
As with all of these reports, you should focus on the biological aspects of the questions and get as specific as you can. Your grade will be based on how you demonstrate knowledge of the topic. As with the other papers, you will be dealing with technical information. Do not just copy information from your sources into your paper. This is plagiarism and you will receive a 0 on the assignment if you improperly use source material. If you are inexperienced with research papers, make sure you seek help on how to synthesize information from your sources into your paper without just changing a few words around. See me for help if you are having trouble with this.Your information should come from . You can find excellent sources using the web-based databases on the Medford Library web page. You may need to ask a librarian to help you with this at first, but its worth your time. Youll be doing this again. You should have a minimum of three good sources. I will accept web pages as sources for this assignment, but they must be substantial and trustworthy. This is harder than you think and youll be better off using the library databases.Your . For instructions on the format of the paper, refer to the Writing Assignment Instructions sheet on Blackboard. You may use MLA, APA, or other widely used format, but you need to cite your sources in the text and include a bibliography.