<p>Scientists to map Ozzy Osbourne’s genetic code to find out how he survived so much substance abuse</p>
<p>So, Ozzy a benefit to science? Hmmmm…</p>
<p>I just read this article:</p>
<p>You can’t kill rock and roll, but it’s not usually this hard to kill a rocker.</p>
<p>Ozzy Osbourne has lived a life in a haze of drugs and booze and now scientists are trying to find out just how he’s done it.</p>
<p>Researchers are mapping Ozzy’s genetic code to try to figure out how the “Prince of Darkness” is alive after almost 40 years of substance abuse, Sky News reports.</p>
<p>Knome, an American genomics company, will use a blood sample from the 61-year-old ex-Black Sabbath frontman to map out his entire genome.</p>
<p>Researchers hope that Ozzy’s genome will help reveal why some people’s bodies can tolerate excessive substance abuse more than others.</p>
<p>“Sequencing and analyzing individuals with extreme medical histories provides the greatest potential scientific value,” director of research Nathan Pearson told the British news site.</p>
<p>Osbourne has had various drug and alcohol-related issues throughout his career – at one point, he admitted that he drank four bottles of cognac per day, which often led to his “blacking out, coming to again and carrying on.”</p>
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