If someone gave you £1000 would you be able to research diseases and even come up with a cure?

Question: If someone gave you £1000 would you be able to research diseases and even come up with a cure?
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  disease,
  medicine,
  money,
  research
Asked by Lil Benson to Lisa on 11 Nov 2014.
- Lisa Simmons answered on 11 Nov 2014:
  
  I definately couldn’t. I don’t work on biological problems. I’m not sure a £1000 would be enough to work towards a cure. It usually takes quite a while to find a cure for something, and lots of scientists working on it at the same time, with lots of testing.

Question: If someone gave you £1000 would you be able to research diseases and even come up with a cure?