Jonathan Tilly defied decades of dogma by suggesting that women can make new eggs throughout their lives. Now some of his critics are taking a second look.
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Gura, T. Reproductive biology: Fertile mind. Nature 491, 318–320 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/491318a
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