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Ozzy Osbourne's Genome Reveals Some Neanderthal Lineage

Posted by samzenpus on from the born-to-rock dept.

ByOhTek writes "CNN reports that in July, rocker Ozzy Osbourne became one of few to submit his blood to have his full genome sequenced and analyzed. The results are in, and it turns out his genome reveals some Neanderthal lineage. What does Ozzie have to say about it? 'I was curious, given the swimming pools of booze I've guzzled over the years - not to mention all of the cocaine, morphine, sleeping pills, cough syrup, LSD, Rohypnol... there's really no plausible medical reason why I should still be alive. Maybe my DNA could say why,' he wrote."

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  1. Bah by grub · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Ozzy's DNA: GACCTAACGATGCTAGC...

    Lemmy's DNA: GODGODGODGOD...

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    1. Re:Bah by DaSwing · · Score: 1, Insightful

      I hate to see a slashdot comment rated funny that i don't understand, please explain =) Sorry for the drunken comment

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  2. Rich by bonch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ozzy, this isn't hard to figure out. You're alive because you're rich. You can afford a comfortable lifestyle as well as medical treatment when you need it.

    Now, please stop fighting with Iommi and make another Black Sabbath album already.

    1. Re:Rich by Altus · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Do we really need to list all of the super rich musicians who have died from putting really dangerous stuff in their blood streams?

      Being rich does not save you from an overdose. It might improve your odds of not ODing but it still happens to plenty of wealthy people. The ones that it doesn't happen to are lucky... or perhaps they actually have some pre-disposition to surviving heavy drug use.

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    2. Re:Rich by bonch · · Score: 2, Insightful

      It's completely logical and obvious that a druggie who is rich is more likely to survive than a druggie who is not. Ozzy's big vice, especially in the 80s, was alcohol, but unlike most alcoholics, he could afford to be one and afford the treatment to become sober.

      People are apparently attaching themselves to the cute idea that Ozzy is genetically special because he survived his drug abuse. I don't know if you've seen him, but he has clearly suffered long-term effects that would hamper the lives of non-celebrities.

      Sharon Osbourne, his wife and manager, is a very, very shrewd business person. She's the kind of person who actually re-recorded drum and bass tracks on Ozzy's early solo albums in order to avoid paying those musicians. This, like everything else about Ozzy, is a publicity stunt to get people talking about Ozzy and buy his recent album and his autobiography. He's not some mutant superhuman.

    3. Re:Rich by rhyder128k · · Score: 2, Insightful

      "I was curious, given the swimming pools of booze I've guzzled over the years - not to mention all of the cocaine, morphine, sleeping pills, cough syrup, LSD, Rohypnol... there's really no plausible medical reason why I should still be alive."

      Is it because I'm in my 30s or because I'm a nerd or both that makes me think, "loser" when I read that?

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  3. More important... by NecroPuppy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is the gene variant they've found in him that has never been found in any other vertebrate.

    Ok, maybe not more important, be definately more interesting.

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  4. Re:Oh the irony. by contra_mundi · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If the genes are still here, alive and competing, did they really fail?