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To: altair19 who wrote (30942)	12/15/2003 1:26:25 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (1) of 104157

Not having contributed much here lately, I thought I would offer... Boozing worms help research Researchers have found a gene responsible for drunkenness in worms after plying thousands of the creatures with booze. The experiment was conducted by University of California researchers and was published on Friday in the journal Cell. Researchers found that sober worms had the same mutated gene that appears to make them immune to alcohol's intoxicating effects. The job of the gene is to slow brain transmissions. Alcohol increases the gene's activity, which slows down brain activity even more. But if the gene is disabled the brain doesn't get the chance to slow. Because it's believed alcohol affects all animals similarly, humans may also possess a gene responsible for drunkenness. "Our end goal is to find a way to cure alcoholism and drug abuse," Dr Steven McIntire said. thestar.co.za lurqer

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