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Sep 11Liked by Abhishaike Mahajan

The WADA bans intentional P. extremophilus infection but since it can be acquired naturally there is no way to enforce the ban. Every elite endurance athlete now chronically infects him/herself then clears the infection with antibiotics immediately before big races. Marathon times routinely break 2 hours and everyone knows why but nobody can do anything about it.

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