Designer DNA is not a new idea, but I guess it never occurred to me to research people who have survived and lived long and eventful lives in order to further biological science and unlock the mysteries of surviving horrifying drug abuse, eating live birds and having to have a translator in my home country.
I mean, think about if we could have studied any or all of the people so many popular myths were based on? Maybe the key to human progress is not looking at the stars, but looking at ourselves. Could we further our own genetic growth by simply researching extreme cases of survival that defy both logic and science? A Massachusetts-based research company called Knome thinks so. They’re going to study blood and DNA samples of Ozzy Osbourne in order to better understand how drugs are absorbed in the body, and why some people can survive extreme substance abuse while others can’t.
Meanwhile, I’d like to pre-order my Ozzy brand drug survival patches now, please.
