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Why gene and stem cell doping at the Olympics is banned but likely happening

July 31, 2024 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

Stem cell doping, Stem cell doping Olympics

Could there be stem cell doping or gene doping at the ongoing Paris Olympics right now? I’ve wondered about such things happening throughout several past Olympics. In fact, I asked this kind of question 12 years ago. Authorities are taking such possibilities even more seriously. What would stem cell doping mean? How could cells or […]

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Super Bowl full of stem cells?

January 31, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

I like football and for the 2nd year in a row, my favorite team the Seahawks are playing in The Super Bowl after their miracle finish against the Packers. I don’t believe in stem cell miracles for the most part, but I do wonder how many players on the two teams tomorrow have had “stem

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Stem Cells & Football on Sunday

October 6, 2013 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

Stem Cells & Football is an interesting combination. I’m rooting on my hometown Seattle Seahawks (4-0) against the Indianapolis Colts this morning. What an amazing game so far. You might think that a stem-o-phile (someone who is a fan of stem cells) can connect anything to stem cells. And someone who is a fan of

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Stem cell sports medicine: Bartolo Colon

June 6, 2011 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

There has been a lot of publicity about the reported stem cell treatment of NY Yankees pitcher Bartolo Colon. According to several sources, Colon received his treatment in his native Dominican Republic. Major League Baseball reportedly seems most concerned about this case, at least publicly, because human growth hormone (hGH) might have been used in

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Why gene and stem cell doping at the Olympics is banned but likely happening

Super Bowl full of stem cells?

Stem Cells & Football on Sunday

Stem cell sports medicine: Bartolo Colon

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