Bree Iskandar is a preclinical drug discovery scientist and a freelance science writer. She reported for STAT News as part of the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship and earned her Ph.D. in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow her on X (formerly Twitter) @breezyscience
Is Technology in the Olympics a Form of Doping or a Reality of Modern Sport?
Technological doping refers to the use of equipment—from swimsuits to super shoes—that provides an unfair athletic advantage. But the boundaries of what is allowed are somewhat arbitrary