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gene doping

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noun

  1. a form of drug abuse in sport in which genetic material is injected into muscle to enhance performance or stimulate muscle growth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That’s enough that any attempts to boost follistatin production by athletes are considered gene doping by organizations like the World Anti-Doping Agency.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

Budgett adds that a test for gene doping developed by Australian scientists could be ready for use at the Rio Games.

From Washington Times May 18, 2016

Some athlete, somewhere, is probably experimenting with gene doping.

From Slate Apr. 1, 2013

The scenario is they introduce chromosomal gene doping through a synthetic virus.

From Seattle Times Aug. 9, 2012

They said it had previously been thought that gene doping could only be detected through costly indirect molecular tests.

From New York Times Sep. 4, 2010

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