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
Sometimes you develop a passion for something because of some personal experience. Francis Collins developexperiencepassion Change image and share on social
I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome. Francis Collins genomelivepeople Change image and share on social
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 that for the rest of my life. It was too abstract, too far removed from human concerns. Francis Collins abstractbiteconcern share on social
I took care of young adults with cystic fibrosis when I was in my residency training and found this to be a disease that was desperately in need of some explanation. Francis Collins adultcarecystic Change image and share on social
So much of what we are currently seeing as far as human suffering and misery comes from diseases that should have been preventable but were not. Francis Collins diseasehumanmisery Change image and share on social
A technological advance of a major sort almost always is overestimated in the short run for its consequences - and underestimated in the long run. Francis Collins advanceconsequencelong Change image and share on social
