Will our livers evolve to cope with alcohol?

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Drinking buddies in The World's End. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar
Survival of the thirstiest ... drinking buddies in The World's End. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar Photograph: Allstar/FOCUS FEATURES/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar

If people continue to drink excessive amount of alcohol, will our livers eventually evolve to be able to cope?

Paola McClure, Dundee

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