Research is so unpredictable. There are periods when nothing works and all your experiments are a disaster and all your hypotheses are… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
I had the analysis of a million or so SNPs [single nucleotide polymorphisms] just to see what was there. That's partly because… — 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 Image
[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 Image
By committing the scientific method to religious claims you're committing a logical fallacy — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It's been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
By investigating God's majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
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