I think this an interesting data point (though obviously a single one) of what money can do when directed with a lot of drive to a particular medical issue. Are there other examples of this? I wonder what kind of results can be achieved if this level of effort was directed at cryonics.
Doing medical research with (a lot) of personal money [link]
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-07/mogul-using-own-100-million-in-race-to-cure-daughter-prompts-novartis-aid.html
I think this an interesting data point (though obviously a single one) of what money can do when directed with a lot of drive to a particular medical issue. Are there other examples of this? I wonder what kind of results can be achieved if this level of effort was directed at cryonics.