Ozzy Osbourne’s Death Puts Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
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Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath, has died at age 76. He said he had been previously diagnosed with a form of Parkinson’s disease linked to the gene PRKN

In the 2020 Good Morning America interview, the Osbourne family disclosed Ozzy Osbourne’s condition. He had volunteered to have his genome sequenced in 2010 to see if his DNA could offer more clues about his health.

  • Semisimian@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Wasn’t the genome sequencing in 2010 to determine just how the hell he wasn’t suffering from his epic substance abuse? So that we could get some of that Ozzy sauce and party til we drop, of course. Did Keith Richards ever do the same?

    • nymnympseudonym@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      110·
      3 days ago

      Keith Richards

      The good and bad thing about perplexity.ai is that is almost never hallucinates, and gives good grounded references. That is usually a Good Thing, but in this case the result is not what I wanted. GET YOURSELF TESTED, MR RICHARDS!!

      https://www.perplexity.ai/search/had-keith-richards-ever-had-hi-e2TzDigwSZaDWMYgwgxxvw

      Has Keith Richards Ever Had His DNA Sequenced?

      There is no public evidence or credible reporting that Keith Richards has ever had his DNA fully sequenced. While the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist is often the subject of fascination due to his longevity and resilience despite decades of a hard-living lifestyle, news about sequencing the genomes of famous rock stars has largely focused on others, particularly Ozzy Osbourne. Osbourne’s full genome sequencing was widely reported as a unique case meant to explore how he survived his own legendary excesses

      Several articles and interviews speculate about Richards’ remarkable constitution and have even referenced the idea that his genome would be scientifically fascinating to examine. Notably, in the discussions about Osbourne’s genome project, geneticists and Osbourne himself jokingly suggested Keith Richards as another ideal candidate for sequencing, precisely because of his reputation for surviving decades of substance abuse.

      However, these were speculative comments, and there is no indication that any such analysis has ever actually taken place.