Sentences with phrase «advancing human potential»

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, with a mission of advancing human potential and promoting equal opportunities, is committed to personalized learning and pairing world - class engineers with innovative leaders in science and education.
To be effective in advancing human potential, teachers need to manifest what Daniel Pink calls «symphonic thinking» — critically appraising and synthesizing new ideas.
The new parents have noble intentions, and it's nice to see billionaires willing to back the causes that matter the most to them — in this case, it's promoting equality and advancing human potential.
In an open letter to his baby girl — which doubled as a 2,238 - word press release, with bolded phrases and separated sections for maximum ease when skimming — Zuckerberg writes that he wants to «join people across the world to advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation.»
To do all of this, they intend to form a new foundation called the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, with the mission statement: «to join people across the world to advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation.»

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«Helping individuals advance to the limits of their potential in diverse arenas — including sports — is the development strategy of the future,» said Krishna, who noted India's performance in relation to its human potential consistently ranks at the bottom of world rankings.
But you can always make a case that every person has the potential to make society better or more advanced and bringing harm to another human being should be against the law.
The closing statement of the editorial is this: «We, and the thousands of other scientists who have signed the statement of protest, stand together in staunch opposition to the violent destruction of required tests on valuable advances such as Golden Rice that have the potential to save millions of impoverished fellow humans from needless suffering and death.»
Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology offer the potential for extremely precise observation, collection and even alteration of human brain activity.
«We've been hearing about their potential for more than a decade, but the results have always been in mice and rats, and no one has shown they're safe or effective in humans long term,» says Robert Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the company that carried out the stem cell intervention.
However, interpreting the data collected from volunteers» own smart phones — which has the potential to emulate randomised trials — can advance research into human behaviour.
This combination — advances in biological tissues and further integration of humans with machines — has the potential to really change things over the next few decades.
«Our findings also have important implications for mitochondrial diseases in humans, because this research significantly advances our understanding of how mitochondrial DNA mutations affect individuals and populations, and provides a potential mechanism to explain how different genetic variants may affect health,» Dr Rollins said.
The results in dogs allowed the scientists to advance PAC - 1 as a potential therapy against human cancers.
Yet, when Americans are asked about the potential use of emerging technologies that could push the boundaries of human abilities, they are far more cautious about the morality and effects of these advances.
Just as our attempts to find extraterrestrials are becoming more advanced, just as scientists are increasingly confident we aren't the only intelligent beings in the universe, humans are creating more technology - produced noise than ever before, undermining our ability to detect potential alien transmissions.
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (Global Alliance, or GA4GH) was formed to help accelerate the potential of genomic medicine to advance human health.
Inclusion Criteria: • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 • Have histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)(Stage IIIb or greater) • Measurable disease, as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 • Known PD - L1 tumor status as determined by an immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay performed by the central laboratory on tissue obtained at Screening • A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum (beta - human chorionic gonadotropin [beta - hCG]-RRB- at Screening within 14 days prior to study drug administration Inclusion Criteria for Crossover: • Participants must have been randomized to Arm A of the study and had radiographic disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 • Participants must have a mandatory biopsy at the time of disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 prior to crossing over.
The Institute provides its scientists from around the world with the resources and the flexibility to realize the life - changing potential of their work and see their discoveries advance human health.
«This discovery will advance our understanding of stem cell epigenetics and chromatin structures, provide potential mechanisms on maintaining the hallmark properties of ES cells, and help researchers with the rich source of information to better understand some of the unique features — such as self - renewal and pluripotency — of human embryonic stem cells,» said Ng Huck Hui, Ph.D., senior group leader at GIS and a member of the Singapore team that conducted this research.
Just as importantly, all of them offer the potential to advance promising research without imperiling our commitment to the equal dignity and standing of every human being.
Calico, a company whose mission is to harness advanced technologies to increase understanding of the biology that controls human lifespan, and UC San Francisco have partnered on an innovative project to develop potential therapies for cognitive decline.
NOAA will manage the DSCOVR mission, giving advanced warning of approaching solar storms with the potential to cripple electrical grids, disrupt communication systems, throw off GPS navigation, reroute air travel, affect satellite operations and endanger human spaceflight.
December 21, 2015 — NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include advances in Ebola research, progress in fighting HIV, and the development of custom 3 - D printed nerve scaffolds to aid tissue regeneration.
The successful differentiation of iPS cells into RPE represents a significant advance in the search for a potential cell source for the treatment of human neural retinal diseases.
3 Days, 3 Events, 3 Exciting Topics February 5: Realizing Human Potential through Education The Yidan Prize Foundation, founded in 2016, strives to make the world a better place through education and recognizes the efforts of individuals who significantly advance this goal.
Everyone wants to help advance research that will prevent or resolve human and canine health problems but we are often defrauded and you need to be aware of potential scams.
When I turned one year old, I returned to Guide Dogs for the Blind for my advanced training and potential matching with a human partner, assuming that I passed all of my classes and evaluations.
The event celebrated four artists working at the intersection of «photography, style, and human potential, including Braithwaite, the Harlem - based photographer who advanced the positive political slogan «Black Is Beautiful» CT
The strategic plan will advance the state of knowledge of climate variability, the potential response of the climate system (and related human and environmental systems) to human - induced changes in the atmosphere and land surface, and the implications of these potential changes and management options for natural environments.
By enshrining in law the anti-GMO arguments of environmentalists about Bt eggplant, and rejecting science and reason in the process, the Phillipine Court of Appeals has placed in real jeopardy one of the most important potential advances in agriculture and human health since the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 70s.
Lawyers, if noone else, should be the first to advance diplomatic and legal alternatives that would avert the loss of human life and the potential for protracted violence.
After experiencing first - hand human potential for violence, Mike has dedicated his career to developing safety programs and courses that support Gaurd Llama's mission to advancing personal security.
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