Summary: Beer Science! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Episode 42 by Ben Paylor (Click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the full text transcript) With St. Patty’s Day just around the corner, thoughts of beer are on the minds of many. But have you ever wondered about the science behind the bubbly beverage that dates back to ancient Egypt? Listen to the podcast to learn more… For more information: Ambler Lawsuit About Watered-Down Budweiser Goes National Discovery of beer gene could improve ‘foam character’ Beer’s bitter compounds could help brew new medicines Ben Paylor is a PhD candidate studying cardiac stem cell biology at the University of British Columbia, a 2011 alumni of the Banff Science Communication program, and a 2012 Action Canada fellow. He strongly believes in the humorous aspects of life and insists they can be found almost everywhere. Follow him on twitter: @benpaylor, his blog or on LinkedIn.
