University researchers developing cancer-fighting beer

by mtippett | October 23, 2008 at 10:30 am
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Finally some good news...

A team of researchers at Rice University in Houston is working to create a beer that could fight cancer and heart disease. Taylor Stevenson, a member of the six-student research team and a junior at Rice, said the team is using genetic engineering to create a beer that includes resveratrol, the disease-fighting chemical that's been found in red wine.
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The beer will be judged at the synthetic biology research competition, taking place November 8-9 in Massachussets.


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