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Broad Donates $400M for Gene Research

Record gift helps Harvard/MIT venture get to root of disease

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2008 3:08 PM CDT

(Newser) – Eli and Edythe Broad plan to donate $400 million more to the Massachusetts foundation they started 4 years ago to research the genetic causes of disease, the Boston Globe reports. “It's the biggest investment we've ever made,” said Broad, whose gift to the... Read full story »

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