All doping articles
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Opinion
Science can make doping tests more trustworthy
Contamination cases at the Olympics and beyond highlight the need for minimum reporting thresholds for drug testing in sport
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News
British cyclist’s doping case raises questions over testing precision
Lizzy Banks’ case puts exceptional sensitivity of tests under scrutiny
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News
Bird droppings to help cut the crap in graphene doping papers
Dramatic illustration shows there’s little value in doping graphene electrodes to make better water splitting catalysts
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Research
Electrostatic doping improves 2D semiconductor performance
Overcoming defects in monolayer materials could pave the way for their use in electronics
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Podcast
Triamcinolone
Concluding our pair of podcasts on a recent cycling scandal, Ben Valsler looks at the corticosteroid triamcinolone
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Podcast
Acetylcysteine
How a versatile drug that helps manage lung conditions and treat paracetamol overdose found itself at the centre of a cycling scandal
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News
Anti-doping scientists expose cheating Russian athletes
State-sponsored doping that benefited more than a 1000 athletes at Sochi and London Olympic games revealed by analytical investigation
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Careers
The anti-doping expert
Francisco Radler, the man in charge of the Rio 2016 Olympics anti-doping operation, reveals how his team has prepared
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News
World doping body reinstates Rio lab
Drug lab will test athletes’ samples for the Olympics after questions about standards at the facility led to suspension
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News
Rio Olympic testing lab suspended by world doping body
Brazilian anti-doping lab failed to conform to international standards
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Feature
Phenome Centre goes for gold
Andy Extance finds out how British researchers are turning Olympic anti-doping facilities into a world-leading facility to understand the links between metabolism, chemicals and health
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Opinion
Protecting the spirit of competition
Keeping sport clean requires a constant, concerted effort that carries on long after the race is run, says Michael Stow
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Feature
Chemistry and the Olympics
Emma Davies looks into the vital role chemistry will play during the Olympic and Paralympic games