Doping detection gets enhanced technique

From the BBC website - http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26636371

Called Paired Ion Electrospray Ionisation (PIESI), the system uses a chemical agent to bind to the minute pieces of steroid or amphetamine and make them more visible to the detector.
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The new detection method would radically alter the detection window in which an athlete could be caught after taking these drugs.

This is a critical issue in the fight against doping. A detailed knowledge of the length of time a substance is detectable has been used by many cheating athletes and their scientific advisers to avoid being caught.

But...

While they have had many enquiries from reporters, so far they've had none from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the US anti-doping agency (USADA), or the International Olympic Committee (IOC).  

... we want to look as though we would like our sport to be clean, but we aren't sure that we want to invest in technology which might show that it isn't ...

Do they mean they haven't had enquiries in the 1 day since this was announced? The way journalists work is they want the latest news so they will be instantly making enquiries the same day and after that forget about it. For the authorities, there is no such hurry. I would be curious to know though how long before they get to enquire. Or perhaps the researchers need to contact them for discusions. It's probably very early days.

Also, as pointed out by someone on another forum, it is quite curious that the research team is led by a Texan called Armstrong!

Henman Bill wrote:Do they mean they haven't had enquiries in the 1 day since this was announced? The way journalists work is they want the latest news so they will be instantly making enquiries the same day and after that forget about it. For the authorities, there is no such hurry. I would be curious to know though how long before they get to enquire. Or perhaps the researchers need to contact them for discusions. It's probably very early days.

Will keep an eye on WADA/USADA/ITF websites after the peer-review.

Henman Bill wrote:Also, as pointed out by someone on another forum, it is quite curious that the research team is led by a Texan called Armstrong!

The new method wouldn't work for blood doping, nor would it detect human growth hormone, said the researchers.

Dr. Daniel must have had unfettered access to a well known subject to study, named Lance.