Drunken Fruit Flies Help Scientists Find Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism

Full story: Science Daily

This discovery, published in the October 2009 print issue of the journal Genetics , provides a crucial explanation of why some people seem to tolerate alcohol better than others, as well as a potential target for drugs aimed at preventing or eliminating alcoholism.

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