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Please read the FYI on page 449. Continue by reading Issue 3 on page 447.
FYL says: Yoda. the world's oldest known mouse, lived for over four years, or about the equivalent of 136 human years! Richard Miller, a scientist at the university of Michigan Geriatrics Center in the United States found that Yoda's pituitary gland secreted unusually low levels of growth hormone. Miller hypothesizes that having low levels of hGH could increase a person's lifespan. (Page 449)
Issue 3: Because one of the functions of hGH in the body is to build lean muscles mass, its use has become widespread among various athletes. in fact, many athletes at the 1996 summer Olympic games in Atlanta, Georgia, referred to the event as the ''hGH Games'' Despite its expense, many athletes from baseball players to weightlifters are acquiring synthetic hGH because its difficult for drug testers to detect, Should competitive athletes be allowed legal access to synthetic hGH? (Page 447)
State a viewpoint for the following two issues and provide supporting arguments:
a) Should the lifespan of humans be increased to 150 years by including low hGH production of selected individuals. 1 mark
b) Should competitive athletes be allowed legal access to synthetic hGH to become bigger, taller, faster, and stronger? 1 mark
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