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The Doping of Sea Worms: Blood with Oxygen 10 Times Higher, Alarm for Wada

From the laboratories of Belarus and China the new border of doping that does not change the biological passport: the hemoglobin extracted from the Arenicola Marina multiplies by 10 the transport of oxygen in the blood. Rome is preparing

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The world of cycling is again revolutionized by a silent threat coming from Belarus and China and running the limits of modern doping again. It is not a miracle pill or a synthetic hormone, but rather something much more disturbing: hemoglobin extracted from a seaworm capable of turning small rodents into impossible athletes.In the biochemical laboratories of Minsk and Changchun it was baptized Lance A and the name is not casual.Behind the nickn…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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From Belarus and China comes the new border of doping: a substance that turns small rodents into impossible athletes and puts the World Anti-Doping Agency in check. As they explain in 'Corriere', in the biochemical laboratories of Minsk and Changchun they have baptized it as Lance A. The name is not casual. Behind there are golden cricetos (Mesocricetus auratus) injected with a molecule called M101, a hemoglobin extracted from the marine worm Ma…

·Barcelona, Spain
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From the laboratories of Belarus and China the new border of doping that does not change the biological passport: the hemoglobin extracted from the Arenicola Marina multiplies by 10 the transport of oxygen in the blood. Rome is preparing

·Italy
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It comes from the sea and is truly ugly. It's called Arenicola marina, a 15-centimeter-long earthworm, but it boasts immense powers. The substance obtained from it has been dubbed M101 and carries 156 oxygen molecules compared to just four in human hemoglobin.

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Corriere Della Sera broke the news in Italy on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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