Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Set Aside $3 Billion To Help Eradicate Every Disease By The Close Of The Century


The Billionaire Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a goal that's is clearly more encompassing than connecting the whole wide world to the internet: He and his physician wife aims to help wipe out every sickness by the end of this century.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have mapped out a staggering sum of $3 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate basic scientific research, including the creation of research tools from software to hardware to yet-undiscovered techniques  they hope will ultimately lead to scientific breakthroughs, the way the microscope and DNA sequencing have in generations past.

The goal, which they are unlikely to live to see accomplished, is to 'cure, prevent or manage all disease' in the next 80 or so years.

Chan's experience as a pediatrician seems to be a major player in their decision to take up this daunting task.

In her words: 'I've been with families where we've hit the limit of what's possible through medicine and science,' Chan said. 'I've had to tell families devastating diagnoses of leukemia, or that we just weren't able to resuscitate their child.''

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Man on trail launches attack, tries to stab prosecutor amid court session

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Indeed was horrendous moment. A sex offender lunged at prosecutors in a courtroom in an attempt to stab them. CCTV footage shows Joshua Harding, 35, producing a 'shank' from his sleeve before running across the Veterans Memorial Courthouse in Michigan on Tuesday. The 35-year-old, who has since been found guilty of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, then appears to try and stab Jonathan Roth, an assistant prosecutor. The tip of Harding, who had arrived at the court from Ingham County Jail, was then tackled to the floor and handcuffed by a group of security guards - one of which obtained facial injuries.he weapon misses the face of the Roth by centimetres as Harding is According to WLNS , the 35-year-old, who is set to be sentenced on September 21, may now face further changes for the attack. Security policies are also being reviewed while officials try and establish how Harding got the weapon in. see photo: The sex offender can be seen attempting to strike Jonathon  Roth S...
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