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BioBeer: This Bud's for Cancer

Brewski to combat cancer, heart disease

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 23, 2008 2:59 AM CDT

(Newser) – Imagine a beer that can prevent cancer and heart disease—even stave off aging. Researchers at Rice University are attempting to craft just such a concoction, reports Computerworld, using a genetically modified strain of yeast that produces resveratrol, the same disease-busting compound found in red... Read full story »

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