American students develop an anti-cancer beer

A group of American students with the help of genetic engineering produces beer with resveratrol - a constituent of red wine reduces the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease in animals and possibly humans. The idea for this drink came to the students at Rice University in Austin, Texas, when she came with the development of the largest annual events in the field of genetic engineering - International Genetically Engineered Machines competition (iGEM). Young researchers decided to get resveratrol in fermentation by genetically modified yeast. On the way to the practical realization of the idea of the students had two problems: maintaining the ability of yeast, carbohydrates and their integration into the genome of genes fermenting enzymes in the biosynthesis of resveratrol. After reviewing the literature, they found two developments that best fits their needs. Give the yeast's ability to synthesize resveratrol - To date, students have implemented the second part of the problem. Solve the problem of maintaining the properties of fermenting carbohydrates they expect to 8 November - the date of the competition.