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Facebook couple commits $3 billion to cure disease
Facebook couple commits $3 billion to cure disease
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThey are not the first billionaires to try to disrupt science.But Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, physician and educator Priscilla Chan, have enlisted a 'dream team' of scientific leaders to oversee a US$3-billion effort to boost basic research."We see this work as being led and done by scientists," Chan told Nature before the couple unveiled the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's plans on 21 September.She and her husband created the initiative in December to invest proceeds from their Facebook shares to aid causes such as education, health research and Internet connectivity.
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Invercargill man Greg Douglas fights ''horrible'' disease as cure remains elusive
Invercargill man Greg Douglas fights ''horrible'' disease as cure remains elusive
Invercargill man Greg Douglas fights ''horrible'' disease as cure remains elusiveROBYN EDIE/FAIRFAXNZ Taking part in the Walk 2 D'Feet MND (motor neurone disease) at Queens Park on Sunday morning are Invercargill couple Greg and Francesca Douglas, with their grandchildren Diesel Douglas, 10, left, and Behnaz Bowyer, 8.Greg Douglas' bucket list is simple.Spend time with his family and enjoy the scenery in the countryside.The Invercargill man, 67, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in January 2014 after enduring a couple of years of extreme tiredness.
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces $3 billion investment to cure disease
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces $3 billion investment to cure disease
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative just announced a new program informally called Chan Zuckerberg Science to invest $3 billion over the next decade to help cure, prevent, or manage all disease.The money comes from the $45 billion organization Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan started last year to advance human potential and equality.The project will bring together teams of scientists and engineers "to build new tools for the scientific community" Priscilla Chan said on stage at an event in San Francisco.You can watch the announcement here:Part of the $3 billion will go to a $600 million investment in Biohub, a new physical location that will unite researchers from Stanford, Berkeley, and UCSF with elite engineers to find new ways to treat disease.
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