How is Ozzy still alive?

Updated on: 19 June,2010 07:57 AM IST |
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Scientists to study singer's genome to find out how he has survived his addictions and accidents

Scientists to study singer's genome to find out how he has survived his addictions and accidents

Now scientists are going to analyse Ozzy Osbourne's body to see how he has managed to survive for so long.

A US company Knome is going to run a full analysis on the ex-Black Sabbath frontman's genome to find out why some people can live a life of extreme excess, while others can not.

Ozzy Osbourne

"Analysing individuals with extreme medical histories provides the greatest potential scientific value," Nathan Pearson, director of research at Knome, said.

Now sober for the past eight years, Osbourne has recently described himself as a 'medical miracle'.

Before he reformed, the Prince of Darkness survived decades of substance abuse and was once committed to a mental institution.

He famously bit the head off a bat, while drunk on stage and had to have rabies jabs afterwards. He has a genetic disorder similar to Parkinson's disease and once broke his neck in a quad bike accident.

He recently said that he is still addicted to prescription drugs. Osbourne said, "Every time I have a medical condition, they say, 'There is nothing wrong with you', and shake their heads."

"I know that it could change like that. I could have one cigarette now and be back on heroin by the end of the week," he added.

Analysing a genome takes three months, and costs about ufffd27,000.

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