EPO Erythropoetine

EXCLUSIVE: DIVER’S THREE-HOUR NIGHTMARE – RESCUED BY MONSTER, RESCUED BY DOPING?

By B. McTavish, Cryptozoology Correspondent LOCH NESS, SCOTLAND – In a story that defies all logic, biology, and the very laws of pharmacology, a professional diver is lucky to be alive today after a harrowing three-hour ordeal at the hands (or flippers) of the world’s most elusive creature. But in a twist that has the sporting … Read moreEXCLUSIVE: DIVER’S THREE-HOUR NIGHTMARE – RESCUED BY MONSTER, RESCUED BY DOPING?

The Blood of the Mad Monk: A Medical Examination of Grigori Rasputin’s Extraordinary Survival

In the frigid pre-dawn hours of December 30, 1916, a group of Russian nobles gathered around a hole cut in the ice of the Malaya Nevka River in St. Petersburg. They had just deposited the body of Grigori Efimovich Rasputin into the freezing waters, confident that their mission to rid Russia of the “Mad Monk” … Read moreThe Blood of the Mad Monk: A Medical Examination of Grigori Rasputin’s Extraordinary Survival

Retrospective look on EPO (Erythropoetine)

The story of EPO is not merely one of substances and sanctions, but of a relentless, positive evolution in the science of sport, the development of sophisticated detection methods, and a collective journey towards a culture of fairness and integrity. The Science of Endurance: Understanding EPO’s Impact To appreciate EPO’s role in sports history, one … Read moreRetrospective look on EPO (Erythropoetine)

The Petrozavodsk Abduction: How KGB Secrets and Alien “EPO” Created a 90-Year-Old Adonis

By I. P. Freely, Investigative Ufologist In the annals of Soviet paranormal history, there are vodka-induced hallucinations, and then there is the case of Ivan Petrov-Vodkin—a case so bizarre that it involves horny humanoids, intergalactic gay sex, and a medical miracle that has the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) quaking in its boots. The Disappearance Petrozavodsk, … Read moreThe Petrozavodsk Abduction: How KGB Secrets and Alien “EPO” Created a 90-Year-Old Adonis

Kinds of EPO

Nowadays almost all commercially available erythropoietin represents a product of recombinant DNA technology (rhEPO). Since there were different laboratories working on the problem of EPO production, today we have several types of EPO. In most cases, their amino-acid sequence is identical to natural hormone and their major difference is in the pattern of glycosylation. As … Read moreKinds of EPO