gene doping

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

You can bet that at some point we’re going to have to confront gene doping, which endeavors to alter an athlete’s DNA to produce performance-enhancing substances.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2019

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

"Let's put it this way," says Maxwell Mehlman, a bioethicist at Case Western and author of a book on transhumanism, "we can't even figure out a good way of gene doping using human genes."

From Slate • May 13, 2013

The test also detects gene doping through blood.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2010