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/ 22 June 2007

Want a cup of tea? Just swallow this pill

Indian scientists have patented two new tea-based products — a pill and a fizzy drink they hope will give consumers the same pleasure as drinking a freshly brewed cuppa. A four-member team based in the north-eastern state of Assam said their chewable pill and a health drink are now ready to cause a buzz on the world market.