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Iron Man, Iron Genome?

Jun 15, 2010

In the news-we-could-never-make-up category, Knome is running its genome sequence service on Ozzy Osbourne "in a bid to find out how he is still alive after decades of drug and alcohol abuse," according to this article from Sky News. The once-frontman for Black Sabbath is known around the world for his 40-year abuse of drugs and alcohol.

The New York Daily News has the story as well, reporting that "researchers hope that Ozzy's genome will help reveal why some people's bodies can tolerate excessive substance abuse more than others."

Knome's Nathan Pearson, director of research, is quoted by Sky News as saying, "Sequencing and analysing individuals with extreme medical histories provides the greatest potential scientific value."

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