Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping inwhat the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a majorbreakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating insports.Scientists in Germany said they have come up with a blood testthat can provide ”conclusive proof” of gene doping, even goingback as far as 56 days from when the doping took place.And a U.S.-French research team has devised its own method fordetecting genetic doping in muscles.The discoveries raise the possibility that a valid gene-dopingtest can be implemented by the 2012 London Olympics.”This is a really significant and major breakthrough,” WADAdirector general David Howman told The Associated on Friday in atelephone interview. ”This is a project we’ve been engaged insince 2002. Now we’ve reached the situation where we’re prettycertain that it can be detected.”Gene doping is the practice of using genetic engineering toartificially enhance athletic performance. It is a spinoff of genetherapy, which alters a person’s DNA to fight disease. The methodis banned by WADA and the International Olympic Committee.WADA funded $2 million in research projects to devise reliabletests, which have taken about four years to develop. Researcherssaid the tests can detect gene doping directly through bloodsamples.”It’s not through markers, it’s through actual detection,”Howman… Read full this story
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