In a powerful State of the Union address, his final as president of the United States, Barrack Obama has announced a new American initiative to cure cancer.
Referring to vice-president Joe Biden's comments last year, when Biden announced he would not be running for president in 2016 – in part due to the death of his son, Beau, from cancer – Obama introduced what could amount to be one of his most important scientific policies.
"[W]e can do so much more," he said. "Last year, vice-president Biden said that with a new moonshot, America can cure cancer. Last month, he worked with this Congress to give scientists at the National Institutes of Health the strongest resources they've had in over a decade."
After stopping for applause, Obama continued: "Tonight, I'm announcing a new national effort to get it done. And because he's gone to the mat for all of us, on so many issues over the past 40 years, I'm putting Joe [Biden] in charge of Mission Control. For the loved ones we've all lost, for the family we can still save, let's make America the country that cures cancer once and for all."
Read more: http://www.sciencealert.com/obama-has-announced-plans-to-cure-cancer-in-his-final-state-of-the-union
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