Well It Tastes Like It Must Be Doing Some Good
A beer that can help prolong life and prevent illness has been created - the only problem is it tastes awful.
BioBeer has been genetically-modified by students in Texas. It is brewed using a chemical called resveratrol.
The same chemical is found in red wine and is thought to help prevent heart disease, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's.
But researcher Thomas Segall-Shapiro said: "No way would anyone drink this until it tastes better."
I have drunk gallons of red wine in my time and I've had cancer, got hypertension and diabetes, and can't remember what the other thing was...
Arthur, ever the trooper, was determined to force it down.
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