Francis Collins
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Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. (born 1950-04-14) is a physician-geneticist noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes, and his administration of the Human Genome Project (HGP). He is director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
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- The God of the Bible is also the God of the genome. He can be worshipped in the cathedral or in the laboratory. His creation is majestic, awesome, intricate, and beautiful.
- The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (2006), p. 211
- As someone who's had the privilege of leading the human genome project, I've had the opportunity to study our own DNA instruction book at a level of detail that was never really possible before. It's also now been possible to compare our DNA with that of many other species. The evidence supporting the idea that all living things are descended from a common ancestor is truly overwhelming. I would not necessarily wish that to be so, as a Bible-believing Christian. But it is so. It does not serve faith well to try to deny that.
- "God Is Not Threatened by Our Scientific Adventures", interview by Laura Sheahen, Beliefnet (undated)
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