Mäntyranta became the greatest endurance athlete of his generation in part because of a single mutation to his erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) gene, which helps regulate the production of red blood cells. Remember Lance Armstrongs blood doping scandal? It turns out that because of his DNA, Mäntyranta had a similar advantage over his competition—but without ingesting or injecting a single cell. Mäntyranta produced about 50 percent more oxygen-carrying red blood cells than a normal person, explains Epstein on this weeks episode of the Inquiring Minds podcast. So he essentially was naturally what…Lance Armstrong was through doping technology. Fascinating!
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:35:00 +0000
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