Francis Collins, who lead the effort to decode the human genome & has run NIH for the last 12 years, is stepping down.
Collins is 71, and will return to working in his own genomics lab at NIH.
He tells NPR's @arishapiro he started work today at 4:30 am.
npr.org/2021/10/05/104…
Collins is 71, and will return to working in his own genomics lab at NIH.
He tells NPR's @arishapiro he started work today at 4:30 am.
npr.org/2021/10/05/104…
2/ Collins is famously a scientist of faith. He wrote a book about reconciling faith & the scientific method, 'Language of God.'
He's also a singer. Shapiro asks Collins for 'a song to go out on.'
'How about "Here Comes the Sun"? Because we're going to get through this.'
He's also a singer. Shapiro asks Collins for 'a song to go out on.'
'How about "Here Comes the Sun"? Because we're going to get through this.'
3/ And you know what would make you smile at the end of your Tuesday?
'Here Comes the Sun.' (It's on my iTunes rotation. A Dan Fogelberg live rendition.)
'Here Comes the Sun.' (It's on my iTunes rotation. A Dan Fogelberg live rendition.)
4/ Four-thirty in the morning.
That's when Francis Collins gets to work.
The human genome has 3,200,000,000 nucleotides. All waiting to be understood.
That's when Francis Collins gets to work.
The human genome has 3,200,000,000 nucleotides. All waiting to be understood.
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