Strong New Measures Against Gene Doping in Sports Urged at Conference Co-Sponsored by AAAS

As the field of gene therapy matures, the techniques used to manipulate genetic material for therapeutic purposes are poised to join steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs used in sports, according to experts at an anti-doping conference co-sponsored by AAAS in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Although there have been no documented cases of gene doping, experts at the conference say gene doping may become a factor in sport as early as the 2012 Olympic Games.

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