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They aren't duplicate efforts. You keep missing that point.


"Cure all diseases" is a bit hand wavy just like a static code analyzer claiming to "find all software defects".

What is the point that I'm missing? They don't really want to cure all diseases?


Hey, Bill Gates is pretty excited. Maybe you could tweet him and ask him what you don't get?

“Thank you mark, it’s an honour to join you all after this incredible milestone. The Chan Zuckerberg initiative is already doing some very promising work in terms of improving education for all students (and so) that is a really thrilling thing.

And it is amazing that today they are taking on another bold challenge, this idea of curing and preventing all diseases by the end of the century. That’s very bold very ambitious, and I can’t think of a better partnership to take it on,” Bill Gates said.




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