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PBS NewsHour | Miles O'Brien Raises a Glass for Science | PBS

Duration: 06:15
Program: PBS NewsHour #10517
Broadcast Date: Dec. 13, 2012

To get to the bottom of the connection between alcohol and genes, Miles O'Brien participated in a study at the University of California San Diego, where he drank 30 grams of ethanol mixed with Diet Coke. Watch his response to the cocktail.

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Post Date: December 12, 2012