gene doping

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

Doping cheats using designer drugs or gene doping at the Rio Olympics should know they will eventually be found out, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.

From Reuters

He said athletes guilty of gene doping or using the so-called designer drugs -- more sophisticated forms of performance-enhancing drugs -- will be caught.

From Reuters

Budgett also said a verified test for gene doping should be ready “in a matter of months rather than years.”

From Washington Times

Scientists are also studying so-called gene doping, whereby an athlete could in theory use a virus or other agent to prompt a genetic change that would enhance performance.

From Reuters