Scientists discover gene that affects your love of alcohol

Researchers said they have found a gene that helps explain why some people find alcohol delicious, while others prefer to abstain. The gene, called beta-Klotho, acts as a brake on consuming alcohol. Mice engineered to lack this gene seem to like alcohol much more, and drink more alcohol than normal mice, according to research. People with one version of beta-Klotho reported to drink less on average. "There was a clear variation in this one gene in the people that liked to drink more versus less," Dr. David Mangelsdorf, who worked on the study, told NBC News.