Stay away from alcoholic drinks to live longer, experts have warned. But could they be singing a different tune very soon? Bio engineering and biochemistry undergraduates from Rice University in Houston, Texas, claim to have developed a beer that could extend life. Biobeer has three genes spliced into special brewer's yeast to produce RESVERATROL, the chemical in red wine thought to protect against diabetes, cancer, alzheimer's and other age-related conditions. The student-scientists entered their creation in the International Genetically Engineered machine competition held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in November 2008. "The levels in the beer might not be high enough to have a beneficial effects", but the projects proves it is possible to extend life or control diabetes through a combination of water, yeast, hops, malted grains, and synthetic biology, explains Jonathan Silberg, the Rice team's faculty adviser...
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