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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Scientists Engineered Mutant Worms That Can't Get Drunk

Scientists Engineered Mutant Worms That Can't Get Drunk


A team of researchers in Texas recently did something extraordinary. They made a genetic tweak to worms' brains that made it impossible for them to get drunk. More specifically, the scientists modified the worms' genes so that a molecular channel that binds alcohol to their brains would no longer work. And humans have a similar molecular channel.


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An interesting read via Gizmodo


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