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Posted: November 27, 2008 |
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A team of college students at Rice University in Texas is engineering a new strain of beer that contains resveratrol, the heart-healthy ingredient found in red wine. The project is part of the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, in which students design and build useful biological organisms using DNA "building blocks."
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Produced by: Lea Winerman |
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| In the Lab |
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| Rice University undergraduates Thomas Segall-Shapiro (sitting), Selim Sheikh (standing, right) and David Ouyang (standing, left) work on the biobeer project in the lab of professor Jonathan Silberg. |
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Speaking: Thomas Segall-Shapiro
Photo Credit: Rice Univ. iGEM team, Audio Credit: Lea Winerman |
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