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Francis Collins, Former Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute atthe National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Francis Collins grew up on a small farm in rural Virginia. He was homeschooled until he was twelve, and...
There are many complicated issues surrounding the issue of human enhancement...
Francis Collins' parents were not Christians when he was growing up. His father was a professor of drama, his...
Having never been familiar with faith, when he went to university Francis Collins slipped into agnosticism, then...
Francis Collins changed paths and went to medical school, where he encountered genetics for the first time. He...
Death makes us realize that we will not live forever, and what we believe really does matter.
Talking to a terminally ill patient at her bedside made Francis Collins begin to think more carefully about his...
The former Director of the Human Genome Project and current Director of the US National Institutes of...
Francis Collins argues that the 'Moral Law' poses difficult questions for atheism, but makes sense to Christians...
While in the Cascade Mountains in a break from medical school, Francis Collins had a moment of extreme clarity...
Francis Collins describes how he sees doubt as an important element of faith.
Francis Collins reflects on the personal costs of talking about science and faith in the public eye. Some don't believe...
Francis Collins tells the story of a woman who is involved in a clinical study. Because of the decoding of the human...
Francis Collins considers whether, 'My genes made me do it', will ever be a good defence in law. There is one...
Most people are comfortable with using medical technology to heal people who are unwell. What about using it...
Even if altruistic behaviour developed through evolution, moral behaviour is still a bit of a mystery. Francis uses...
We should be careful not to overestimate the role of suffering in evolution. A tiny reduction in reproductive fitness...