Who will win the drugs race?
Further Reading
March 2006, pages 17-18
Gene cheats (by Simon Grose)
Looks at the possibility of genetically modified athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics.
10 March 2007, page 18
Cheating athletes will soon be rumbled by insulin test
Describes the development of a test for synthetic insulin.
19 August 2006, pages 18-19
Only drugs can stop the sports cheats (by Michael LePage)
Argues that drugs could make sport fairer and safer.
5 August 2006, page 8
Does drug testing tell the whole story? (Michael LePage)
Discusses the testosterone to epitestosterone ratio test failed by two prominent US athletes.
11 February 2006, page 10
Hormone cheats risk it all for gold (by Rowan Hooper)
Looks at the use of growth hormone by athletes and the risks they take to win.
2 October 2004, page 17
No cheating in the blood test (by Christie Aschwanden)
A report on new drug tests that can identify athletes who have received blood transfusions in an attempt to enhance their performance.
14 August 2004, pages 6-7
Cheating is easier than you think (by David Cohen)
Discusses the effect of injected testosterone on athlete performance over a short time period
1 November 2003, pages 8-9
Race on to clean up athletics (by Andy Coghlan)
Describes a UK initiative to routinely test sports supplements before they go on sale.
4 October 2003, page 23
How not to stop the drug cheats (by Robert Dawson)
Looks at the standardised rules on doping in sport that come into effect in 2004.
25 August 2001, page 17
Last lap (by Andy Coghlan)
Describes a new lab-on-a-chip system that would make it possible for all competitors to be screened for drugs.
11 August 2001, pages 4-5
Race to the death (by Andy Coghlan)
Describes the use of insulin to boost athletic performances.
16 September 2000, pages 44-46
Drugbuster (by Rachel Nowak)
An interview with the director of the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory.
3 June 2000, page 18
Caught red-handed (by Rachel Nowak)
Australian researchers have developed a blood test to detect erythropoietin.
18 March 2000, page 6
A fair bet (by John Bonner)
Australian scientists have developed a test for somatotrophin, a bodybuilding hormone that can detect artificial levels in horses, but not in humans.
15 January 2000, pages 25-29
Gene cheats (by Christie Aschwanden)
Discusses the potential for genetic engineering to create 'super-athletes'.
November 2003, page 19
Sports doping: Chasing the cheats
April 2008, pages 60-67
The doping dilemma (by Michael Shermer)
Describes game theory as a means of explaining the use of drugs in sport.
July 2004, pages 36-43
Gene doping (by H. Lee Sweeney)
Asks whether gene therapy could be used by athletes to enhance performance.
February 2004, pages 12-13
Doping by design (by Steven Ashley)
Explains why new steroids used for performance enhancement are easy to create yet hard to detect.
The Helix
February 2010, pages 16-19
The deal with doping (by Catherine Healy)
Covers doping in sport. Includes clear information on types and regulation of performance enhancing drugs and a case study of erythropoietin.
Page updated March 2010.