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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The Language of God
- By: Francis S. Collins
- Narrator: Francis S. Collins
- Length: 7 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2006
- Language: English
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An instant bestseller from Templeton Prize–winning author Francis S. Collins, The Language of God provides the best argument for the integration of faith and logic since C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity.It has long been believed that... Read more
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The Language of Life
- By: Francis S. Collins
- Narrator: Greg Itzin
- Length: 10 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 05, 2010
- Language: English
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“His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.” –Barack Obama
From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of... Read more
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