| Saturday, August 13, 2005 |
| I knew it was true...Beer is very good for you |
IT'S GOOD NEWS FOR hacks all over the globe, as a bunch of researchers from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, and the Tokyo University of Science, have found that beer is actually really good for you.
As well as enabling drinkers to unleash manly belches and develop attractive, proud beer-bellies, apparently the magical nectar helps reduce chromosomal damage from radiation exposure.
Blood samples were taken from lucky test subjects before and after they had drunk about 630ml of beer. Apparently, when the samples were exposed to X-rays and other types of radiation, after the subjects had glugged the beer their samples showed at least 30% fewer aberrations in the blood cells.
According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the useful ingredient that could very well save your life in a post-pub X-ray incident is beta-pseudouridine. Although the researchers are excited about the findings, group leader Koichi Ando warned that while drinking beer prior to an X-ray could be beneficial, " |
posted by Evil_Homer @ 6:44 AM  |
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I've known this for years. I stopped mutating after my first Mickey's big-mouth.
I should sell my research.
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Yes, I knew this as well. It just took the japanese to actually publish such a report. However, with any new finding, further research needs to be done. I heard that sitting to close to the TV is not good due to harmful radiation. So i propose that we drink more beer whilst sitting near the TV.
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I've known this for years. I stopped mutating after my first Mickey's big-mouth.
I should sell my research.