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COVER Next month, athletes from around the world will meet in Athens to push the limits of human performance in a variety of contests. This special section, with associated online material, explores the physiology, technology, and in some cases pharmacology that lie behind athletic feats. See page 631. [Image: The Image Bank/Getty]

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)