Patenting tends to get people's juices flowing when you put the word 'gene' and the word 'patent' in the same sentence. And understandably so. This is stuff we're carrying around - all of us - inside all of our cells. Should somebody be able to lay claim to it? Francis Collins carrycellclaim share on social
What faith has not been used by demagogues as a club over somebody's head? Francis Collins clubdemagoguefaith Change image and share on social
I believe in the literal rising of the body of Christ. It's the cornerstone of my Christian faith. Francis Collins bodychristchristian Change image and share on social
I'm a pretty informal guy. I ride a Harley. Francis Collins guyharleyinformal Change image and share on social
I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of bipartisan agreement, that people are concerned about health for themselves, for their families, for their constituents. Francis Collins agreementbipartisanconcern share on social
If God is real, and I believe he is, then he is outside of nature. He is, therefore, not limited by the laws of nature in the way that we are. Francis Collins godlawlimit Change image and share on social
God is an awesome mathematician and physicist. Francis Collins awesomegodmathematician Change image and share on social
Cancer is a disease of the genome. And that's what happens. You make mistakes in a cell somewhere in your body that causes it to start to grow when it should've stopped, and that's cancer. And those mistakes are mistakes of DNA. Francis Collins bodycancercell share on social
God gave us free will, and we may choose to exercise it in ways that end up hurting other people. Francis Collins chooseendexercise Change image and share on social
A cardinal principle that we must not stray from - no exceptions - is that your genetic information is your business in terms of who sees it. Nobody should be gaining access to that information without your explicit permission, and nobody should be requiring you to take a genetic test unless you decide that that's what you want to do. Francis Collins accessbusinesscardinal share on social