Zuckerberg and Gates Charities Helped Sequence the Coronavirus Genome
On Wednesday, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined measures taken by his philanthropic organization to fight the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Recently, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), worked in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help a Cambodian research team sequence the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19.
In 2020, sequencing a viral genome isn't quite as impressive as it sounds. The National Institute of Health manages a publicly available list of SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences that currently contains 109 entries from around the globe.
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