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Oct 2023
27m 16s

The Life Scientific: Chris Barratt

Bbc World Service
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<p>Reproductive science has come a long way in recent years, but there's still plenty we don't understand - particularly around male fertility. The reliability and availability of data in this field has become more of a concern in light of a study published this year, suggesting that sperm counts worldwide have dropped 62% in the past 50 years. As yet there ... Show More
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