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Bowers also acknowledged that there are no studies to verify that growth hormone causes acromegaly in the way a tumor-ridden pituitary gland does. But he said that's what scientists presume.
That admission led Bonds' lawyer, Allen Ruby, to ask the judge to throw out Bowers' testimony about growth hormone's alleged side effects.
"As the law tells us, unsupported theories don't get to be used in court," Ruby said.
But the judge ruled the jury of eight women and four men could still consider the testimony.
Ruby questioned Bowers aggressively, at one point querying him on a reported symptom of acromegaly that Bonds obviously never suffered: weakness in the hands. Not all symptoms appear in every case, the expert replied.
Read more: Steroids expert testifies at Barry Bonds trial
That admission led Bonds' lawyer, Allen Ruby, to ask the judge to throw out Bowers' testimony about growth hormone's alleged side effects.
"As the law tells us, unsupported theories don't get to be used in court," Ruby said.
But the judge ruled the jury of eight women and four men could still consider the testimony.
Ruby questioned Bowers aggressively, at one point querying him on a reported symptom of acromegaly that Bonds obviously never suffered: weakness in the hands. Not all symptoms appear in every case, the expert replied.
Read more: Steroids expert testifies at Barry Bonds trial
