Bartolo Colon: Did stem cells save his pitching career?


Yankee's pitcher Bartolo Colon received controversial stem cell therapy to heal a hurt shoulder. Read the article to get the details.  While you read, consider these questions:

What kind of stem cells do you think they used in his surgery, ES or iPS?
Can a players own stem cells be considered a "performance enhancer"?
Do you consider this treatment to be an unfair advantage, similar to a player taking steroids?
Many players' careers ended due to injury.  How will this research impact the future of any game?

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