Back ~30 years ago it was projected that most serious disease would be cured by 2050

 

@reidlewis writes

A very @longnow @stewartbrand long term thinking thought provoking topic & paper! #longterm

Eric Topol
@EricTopol
Back ~30 years ago it was projected that most serious disease would be cured by 2050. That's unlikely, but the goal @ChanZuckerberg is to cure, prevent, manage all diseases by 2100. We just discussed that and I believe it's attainable medscape.com/viewarticle/97
@Medscape @czbiohub
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