Yes, evolution by descent from a common ancestor is clearly true. If there was any lingering doubt about the evidence from the fossil record, the study of DNA provides the strongest possible proof of our relatedness to all other living… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological enhancement that's considered not just acceptable but actually admirable. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
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