I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
God gave us free will, and we may choose to exercise it in ways that end up hurting other people. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Patenting tends to get people's juices flowing when you put the word 'gene' and the word 'patent' in the same sentence. And… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
People who are in a position of finding out that they're at risk for some illness, whether it's breast cancer, or heart… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
What does it take to get people interested, what does it take to get people engaged, what does it take to get… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Many people struggle with losing weight and then regaining it. But there is no convincing evidence that the effort to lose weight… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
There are 15 constants- the gravitational constant, various constants about the strong and weak nuclear force, etc.- that have precise values. If… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
It is certainly true in the United States that there is an uneasiness about certain aspects of science, particularly evolution, because it… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
A lot of people think PMI is the genome project 2.0. No. This is about all the influences on disease - genetics… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
When a drug comes out [that's broadly prescribed] there are going to start to be a lot of people on it [in… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
My daughter is a practicing physician so believe me I get a lot of the frustration from her. You get it from… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
The shelves of many evangelicals are full of books that point out the flaws in evolution, discuss it only as a theory, and almost… — Francis Collins Copy Share
[Decoding the human genome sequence] is the most significant undertaking that we have mounted so far in an organized way in all of science.… — Francis Collins Copy Share
By committing the scientific method to religious claims you're committing a logical fallacy — Francis Collins Copy Share
All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It's been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger. — Francis Collins Copy Share
As you kind of get over the anxiety about [science and evolution], it actually adds to your sense of awe about this amazing universe… — Francis Collins Copy Share
Successful weight management really means a permanent change in lifestyle - and success in this arena provides that person with a great opportunity to… — Francis Collins Copy Share
I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be… — Francis Collins Copy Share
I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome. — Francis Collins Copy Share
I finished up my graduate degree in quantum mechanics, but underwent a bit of a personal crisis, recognizing that I didn't want to do… — Francis Collins Copy Share
One must dig deeply into opposing points of view in order to know whether your own position remains defensible. Iron sharpens iron. — Francis Collins Copy Share
Genes are effectively one-dimensional. If you write down the sequence of A, C, G and T, that's kind of what you need to know… — Francis Collins Copy Share
By investigating God's majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship. — Francis Collins Copy Share
Science is...a powerful way, indeed - to study the natural world. Science is not particularly effective...in making commentary about the supernatural world. Both worlds,… — Francis Collins Copy Share
I became an atheist because, as a graduate student studying quantum physics, life seemed to be reducible to second-order differential equations. Mathematics, chemistry and… — Francis Collins Copy Share
We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological enhancement that's considered not just acceptable but actually admirable. — Francis Collins Copy Share
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