Via Stem Cells, Women Could Produce Unlimited Eggs, Claims Mass. General Researcher

Via Stem Cells, Women Could Produce Unlimited Eggs, Claims Mass. General Researcher. Jonathan Tilly of Massachusetts General Hospital recently announced findings in which he shows that certain stem cells found in women’s ovaries can produce new eggs. If true, this could be a huge boon for women, who’ve long been told they can produce only so many eggs in their lifetime — the same reason why elderly women can no longer have children. Although Tilly’s findings, published in Nature Medicine, could eventually help some couples’ dreams come true, outside doctors worry that Tilly’s notorious tendency to “[leap] ahead from basic research findings” could give their patients false hope in the baby-making department. Others say the the study is convincing but requires much more research. [Boston Globe | Nature Medicine]