OLD EGGS FOR NEW – DOES THE ADULT MAMMALIAN OVARY EVER MAKE DE NOVO OOCYTES? Aims/Objectives: Reproductive biology is a vast and ever expanding field and within it, the possibility of female germline stem cells in the adult mammalian ovary

Aims/Objectives: Reproductive biology is a vast and ever expanding field and within it, the possibility of female germline stem cells in the adult mammalian ovary has become the subject de jour. These cells – defined as “a unique cell population committed to producing gametes for the propagation of the species” – could hold the key to allowing women who have had fertility problems to become pregnant.