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Francis S. Collins

Francis S. Collins is one of the country's leading geneticists and the longtime head of the Human Genome Project. Prior to coming to Washington, he helped to discover the genetic misspellings that cause cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, and Huntington's disease. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and in his spare time he enjoys riding a motorcycle and playing guitar.

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Corante, November 4, 2009
...of that one). A dedicated atheist may consider it quite reasonable to want, say, any biological publication featuring Francis Collins of NIH to always feature a statement that Collins is a born-again Christian with a strong interest in reconciling his...
Discover Magazine, October 17, 2009
...program on science and religion this spring. All I can say is, thank God for Kenneth Miller and Francis Collins. I also was responsible for interviewing an expert on environmental issues to make a presentation at my church, and I asked him if he was...
Inside Higher Ed, October 14, 2009
...come in.'Much of the push for change is coming through the BioLogos Foundation, a group founded by Francis Collins to promote 'the search for truth in both the natural and spiritual realms seeking harmony between these different perspectives.' Collins...
Yahoo! News, October 8, 2009
...re incompatible if only because there are many intelligent evolutionary scientists who also believe in God--to name only Francis Collins [the geneticist and Christian believer recently chosen to head the National Institutes of Health] as an outstanding...
Huffington Post, October 7, 2009
...re incompatible if only because there are many intelligent evolutionary scientists who also believe in God--to name only Francis Collins [the geneticist and Christian believer recently chosen to head the National Institutes of Health] as an outstanding...
Fort Mills Times, August 8, 2009
...say they want to bridge gaps between science and religion. WASHINGTON - The Senate on Friday confirmed Dr. Francis Collins, a scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code, as director of the National Institutes of Health. Collins led the Human...
World Socialist Web Site, August 4, 2009
...In the field of science this contradiction is ludicrous. TR 30 July 2009 *** I can confirm that Francis Collins is not just a private believer, but a public advocate of religion. In May, I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, and Collins was...
Business Wire, July 22, 2009
...editor at the Free Press where he worked for 15 years. His authors include Daniel Tammet, Pervez Musharraf, Francis Collins, Richard Clarke, Ron Powers, James Risen and Lee Eisenberg. 'Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's list, from front to back, is...
Christian Post, July 17, 2009
...good news when I picked up the New York Times and read that a good friend of mine, Francis Collins, was picked by President Obama to become the head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Youve probably heard of Collins, who led the Human Genome...
Christian Post, July 14, 2009
...good news when I picked up the New York Times and read that a good friend of mine, Francis Collins, was picked by President Obama to become the head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Youve probably heard of Collins, who led the Human Genome...
Reno Gazette-Journal, July 9, 2009
...On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Francis Collins to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health. Collins is an eminent scientist best known for his work on the Human Genome Project, which is credited...
Christianity Today, July 8, 2009
...former director of the Human Genome Project, one of the most ambitious ventures in the history of science, Francis Collins recently launched the BioLogos Foundation, which 'promotes the search for truth in both the natural and spiritual realms seeking...
Health Affairs, June 26, 2009
...in the future results from the findings of the Human Genome Project. In 1997 the project?s director, Francis Collins, challenged medical education to plan for and implement change because of the project findings? significance for diagnosis and...
Yahoo! News, May 2, 2009
...evolution and the actual age of planet Earth, it can prompt a full-blown spiritual crisis. That's where Francis Collins would like to step in. A renowned geneticist and former director of the Human Genome Project, Collins is also an evangelical Christian...
Time, May 2, 2009
...evolution and the actual age of planet Earth, it can prompt a full-blown spiritual crisis. That's where Francis Collins would like to step in. A renowned geneticist and former director of the Human Genome Project, Collins is also an evangelical Christian...
WorldNetDaily, March 31, 2009
...journalist/author of 'The Case for a Creator,' Jonathan Wells, author of 'Icons of Evolution,' Human Genome Project Director Francis Collins and Richard Weikart, author of the book 'Darwin's Deadly Legacy,' on which the program is based. The program also...
Media Times Review, March 27, 2009
...York City http://www.charlierose.com/view/content/10135 'The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.' Think Thank Francis Collins Part 1 http://www.thinktanktv.com/media/index.php?g=watch&m=538 Francis Collins Part 2...
SGV Tribune, February 4, 2009
...the Arts Panel discussion, 7-8 p.m. Sierra Madre Public Library, 440 W. Sierra Madre. Free. (626) 355-7186. Francis Collins geneticist and former director of the Human Genome Project will lecture at Caltech's Beckman Auditorium at 8 p.m., followed by a...
Christian Post, January 12, 2009
...lot in this little volume that will challenge you spiritually and get you thinking. Turn, for example, to Francis Collins?s entry, where he discusses his work leading a team of more than 2,000 scientists on the Human Genome Project and what it taught...
Christianity Today Politics, October 6, 2009
...York Times writes about science and faith in a profile of the new National Institutes of Health head Francis Collins, author of The Language of God: 'A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief . Collins resigned in August from from the BioLogos...
onegoodmove, September 26, 2009
...s Best IdeaIs Ken Burns a secret propagandist for socialism?Thanks ShelleyTaxman (video)The Weekly Ezine for Democrats Is Francis Collins Bringing Sexy Back to Science?I know. I was just as surprised as you are. Dr. Francis Collins, former director of...
Planet Atheism, September 22, 2009
...I already know this.” Several references in the book have been seen on blogs everywhere — like why Francis Collins is mistaken when he tries to reconciles science with faith. Other references are known if you’ve read the other New Atheist books. ...
Open Parachute, August 27, 2009
...new atheists.” He accuses them of being “aggressively pro-science” and “pro-Darwinism”. They are “violently anti-religion.” Believing scientist like Francis Collins incur “their wrath” and “their hatred.” They think “every kind of...
The Human Future, August 18, 2009
...Council on Bioethics , has overturned the Bush policy on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, has nominated Francis Collins to head up the NIH, which will be interesting to watch how he navigates through left/right politics for the betterment...
Little Green Footballs, August 10, 2009
...final exam (worth 30% of your grade); (2) write a 1,500- to 2,000-word critical review of Francis Collins’s The Language of God — for instructions, see below (20% of your grade); (3) write a 3,000-word essay on the theological significance of...
Comment is free: Andrew Brown's blog | guardian.co, August 8, 2009
...people. Parenthetically, this reasoning from dodgy science to mistaken morality is exactly the fault of which he accuses Francis Collins, though in a rather more egregious form. The second defence that has been made of him is the claim that he's not...
internetmonk.com, July 31, 2009
...33 pm It is interesting to note that her “de-conversion” story almost mirrors the conversion experience of Dr. Francis Collins, who came out of Med school a convinced Atheist, but became a Christian due directly to his encounters with human...
Messianic Jewish Musings, June 16, 2009
...in my own world and within the bounds of what knowledge I can posses when I picked up Francis Collins’ The Language of God . If you don’t know, let me tell you that Francis Collins is the head of the Human Genome Project and is, therefore, no mean...
Rick Sincere News and Thoughts, May 20, 2009
...Richmond Coliseum, students, faculty, family, and friends alike. Video of the speeches by Tom Davis at GMU and Francis Collins at VCU can be seen on YouTube and also right here, below. First, some highlights of the convocation ceremony at GMU , held in...
Bill's 'Faith Matters' Weblog, May 15, 2009
...P erhaps you saw Kathleen Parker's recent column in The Kansas City Star (or somewhere else) about Francis Collins ( pictured here ) and his new Biologos.org Web site. Collins, who led the Human Genome Project , is a man of faith who believes it's not...
Wikipedia - New pages [en], May 12, 2009
...magisterium to which NOMA would limit religion. [ 4 ] Although a fervant supporter of Gould's works, Francis Collins also criticised the limits of NOMA, believing that science, religion, and other spheres have "partially overlapped," though agrees with...
Purging my soul...one blog at a time., May 10, 2009
...From Darwin to DNA Creationism: Grady McMurtry, Creation: Our Worldview John Whitcomb, The World the Perished Theistic Evolution: Francis Collins, The Language of God John Polkinghorne, Quantum Physics and Theology John Polkinghorne, Exploring...
Uncommon Descent, May 3, 2009
...Collins have with ID,” in response to my post on his new venture BioLogos , “US government genome mapper Francis Collins fronts new BioLogos theory, preferred to “theistic evolution”” Well, first, truth in advertising, I have written three...
Answers in Genesis BUSTED!, April 29, 2009
...PZ Myers has some harsh words about Francis Collins' "Biologos" website: "I could hardly believe it when I saw it, but the BioLogos site uses the familiar creationist second law of thermodynamics argument . Francis Collins has a Ph...
Purple Pastor, April 20, 2009
...Going Deeper on Issues of Faith & Science Recommended Reads by Dr. Mike Moses, Dr. Francis Collins, former head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of...
All is Grist, April 1, 2009
...the scientifically verifiable. I’m not sure that this is entirely fair to theistic evolutionists, one of whom (Francis Collins, the former head of the Human Genome Project) she quoted favorably just 13 pages before. It is far from evident that theistic...
Uncommon Descent, March 26, 2009
...I periodically get emails from individuals who are sympathetic to ID but then read Francis Collins’ THE LANGUAGE OF GOD and find themselves wondering what to think. Thus I recently received the following email: Dear Dr. Dembski, I … have read, I...
On Target, March 12, 2009
...the executives of the four PA organizations; the acting surgeon general, Rear Admiral Kenneth Moritsugu, MD; and Dr. Francis Collins, along with his staff at the NHGRI. The purpose of the meeting was to develop an outline for how PAs can use current and...
Right Wing Nation, March 5, 2009
...a copy of a book I’ve wanted to read since it came out, but never did: Dr. Francis Collins, The Language of God . It was on the NYT Best Seller list for several months. Collins is the head of the Human Genome Project, and his book is about...
annabella, February 5, 2009
...Click Here To Get The Language of God A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief at Amazon.com Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world’s leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of...
ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed, January 23, 2009
...of religion was disingenuous at best. The same could be said for another author with excellent scientific credentials, Francis Collins, who was even more outrageous in the way his logic lapsed whenever he introduced his deity into the discussion....
feickert blog, January 8, 2009
...Belief on Ebay.com: Product Details for The Language of God A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief: Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world’s leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the...
shyann, December 24, 2008
...great prices for The Language of God A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief on Ebay: Product Details: Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world’s leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA,...