A plodder ponders.As a plodder without the turbo gene I can appreciate those fortunate enough to have it ("Turbo Gene: Getting a speed boost from DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. ," SN: 8/2/03, p. 70). I would direct the researchers to two other groups of track and field participants: discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. throwers and shot putters. I was a thrower in the 1960s, and through the 1970s and 1980s, I was a meet official for these events. I observed that fast twitch twitch (twich) a brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it. twitch v. 1. with moderate technique, or even poor technique, usually wins over strength and good technique. World champions in these events have amazing speed. TOM HERBERT, TALLAHASSEE, FLA FLA Florida (old style) FLA Macromedia Flash (file extension) FLA Flash Files (file extension) FLA Fair Labor Association FLA Front Line Assembly . |
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