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This project investigates the effects of male aging and sperm aging on sperm quality and fertility using fruit flies as a model organism. It aims to understand the mechanisms behind declining sperm quality, which is crucial for addressing male infertility issues.
Deterioration in sperm quality with age is a major cause of male infertility.
This has particular socio-economic relevance for Europe where fatherhood is increasingly delayed and infertility has reached near epidemic levels, costing the EU €4 billion per annum.
The mechanisms causing, and the full consequences of declining sperm quality with age remain very poorly understood.
For example, it is unclear how much of the reduction in sperm quality is due to advanced male age or the time sperm are…
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