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Article: STEM CELLS MAY BE NEXT FRONTIER \ POTENTIAL USE RAISES ETHICAL QUESTIONS.(Sports)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- September 8, 2006
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Byline: Maria Cheng Associated Press
LONDON -- For athletes, stem cells have much more than the potential to cure disease and save lives -- they may be able to heal injuries, boost strength and endurance, and provide a lasting edge over the competition.
If it sounds like stem cells are next frontier for doping in sports, it's because they very well may be.
"There's a spin-off technology from stem cells that could produce super-athletes," said Paul Griffiths, managing director of CryoGenesis International, which stores umbilical cord blood in its bank for potential later therapeutic use.
He believes that injecting stem cells into ...