The Wall Street Journal reported that the X Prize Foundation is teaming with a wealthy Canadian geologist “to offer $10 million to any team that can completely decode the genes of 100 people in 10 days.â€
educational non-profit prize institute whose mission is to bring about radical breakthroughs in space and technology for the benefit of humanity. On October 4th, 2004, the X PRIZE Foundation captured world headlines when Mojave Aerospace Ventures, led by Burt Rutan and Paul Allen, built and flew the world’s first private craft to space twice in two weeks to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. Because of the dramatic nature of the achievement, the X PRIZE Foundation is now widely recognized as the leading model for fostering innovation through competition. Based on the success of the Ansari X PRIZE, The Foundation will develop new prizes in other major scientific areas.
Like the DARPA Grand Challenges, this contest will bring a motherlode of science into the open for a trifling investment.
If you’ve got the notion to enter, here’s the basic info.
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