Buffett fortune to help fund vaccine development

Warren Buffett's decision to add $30 billion to the $30 billion already in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is likely to prove a windfall for a large contingent of medical researchers. The Gate Foundation has been a major contributor to groups researching vaccines for the diseases that afflict Third World countries. Buffett announced his surprise decision over the weekend.

- here's the report on Buffett from the Baltimore Sun