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4:12 pm
Wed February 20, 2013

Breakthrough Prize Awards Research To Cure Disease

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Originally published on Wed February 20, 2013 5:11 pm

Melissa Block speaks with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Apple chairman Art Levinson about the multimillion-dollar prize they've created with other Silicon Valley illuminati to award advancements in research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life. Eleven scientists have been named winners of the Breakthrough Prize this year.