ROUTES: Week 3: BOOZE

This week award winning comedian Katherine Ryan investigates the impact her genes have on alcohol tolerance. Why can some people down six pints with no trouble whilst others are under the table after two? Could booze even have an evolutionary function? And, most importantly, how is Katherine going... Routes is a game and a drama from Channel 4 Television in association with the Wellcome Trust that takes players into a world of genetics, evolution and the human genome. Katherine Ryan goes on an eight-week quest to find out what's hidden in her genes. Is there such a thing as a fat gene? How much do genes affect personality? And how will the re sults of Katherine's tests impact her day-to-day life? A funny, thought-provoking look at the world of genetic testing, with associated video games on the site.
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