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Scientists Working on Hangover-Free Wine

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University of Illinois researchers are working on trying to figure out how to make a wine that won’t leave people feeling lousy after a little overindulgence.

Basically, they’ve come up with something called a “genome knife” to genetically alter yeast.  This would potentially allow scientists to eventually make healthier versions of wine as well as decrease the toxins that leave drinkers with hangovers.

But don’t get too excited. This ideal wine is probably years away from being perfected and on top of that, researchers can’t say for sure that just by removing toxins, they can guarantee a 100 percent hangover-free experience.


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