Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a goal that's even more ambitious than connecting the entire world to the internet: He and his wife want to help eradicate all disease by the end of this century.
与用互联网连接整个世界相比，社交网站“脸谱”首席执行官马克·扎克伯格有更为雄心勃勃的目标：他和妻子想要在本世纪末帮助治愈人类所有疾病。
Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are committing $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.
They acknowledge that this might sound crazy, but point to how far medicine and science have come in the last century -- with
vaccines, statins for heart disease, chemotherapy, and so on -- following
millennia with little progress.
He and Chan have spent the past two years speaking to scientists and other experts to plan the endeavor.
He emphasized 'that this isn't something where we just read a book and
decided we're going to do.'
Through their philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the commitment includes $600 million to fund a new research center in San Francisco where scientific and medical researchers will work alongside engineers on long-term projects spanning years or even decades.
The goal is not to focus narrowly on specific
ailments, such as bone cancer or Parkinson's disease, but rather to do basic research. One example: a cell
atlas that maps out all the different types of cells in the body, which could help researchers create various types of drugs.
相关单词：eradicate
eradicate解释：v.根除，消灭，杜绝
eradicate例句：
These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
相关单词：DNA
DNA解释：(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
DNA例句：
DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
相关单词：accomplished
accomplished解释：adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
accomplished例句：
Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
相关单词：vaccines
vaccines解释：疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )
vaccines例句：
His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。
相关单词：millennia
millennia解释：n.一千年，千禧年
millennia例句：
For two millennia, exogamy was a major transgression for Jews. 两千年来，异族通婚一直是犹太人的一大禁忌。
In the course of millennia, the dinosaurs died out. 在几千年的时间里，恐龙逐渐死绝了。
相关单词：decided
decided解释：adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
decided例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
相关单词：ailments
ailments解释：疾病（尤指慢性病），不适( ailment的名词复数 )
ailments例句：
His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。
相关单词：atlas
atlas解释：n.地图册，图表集
atlas例句：
He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。
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