<div>Why do some people hate the taste of beer? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy track the mysteries of one of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world. <br>
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<strong>Mystery:</strong> <a href="https://www.livescience.com/63039-why-hate-bitter-beer-taste.html">Why do some people hate the taste of beer?</a>
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<li> This could all fall to genetics </li>
<li>People who are sensitive to bitter tastes have more taste receptors in their mouths </li>
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<strong>INTERVIEW: </strong>Live Science Staff Writer, Brandon Specktor, talks to microbiologist Ronen Hazan from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel about how a remarkable experiment where <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/yeast-from-a-5-000-year-old-pot-was-woken-up-and-used-to-brew-an-ancient-beer">beer has been made using 5000 year old yeast from Ancient Egypt. </a>
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<div>Music by Chad Crouch - Algorithms</div>
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