Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People How to Put Faith and Science Together with Francis Collins
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Aug 20, 2025 
Join Francis Collins, a renowned physician-geneticist and leader of the Human Genome Project, as he explores the intersection of faith and science. He discusses the groundbreaking rapid development of the COVID vaccine and its significance. Collins shares insights from his journey in decoding cystic fibrosis and emphasizes the importance of trust in our current divided society. His reflections on wisdom reveal how faith and science can enhance our understanding of truth and the human experience.
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Finding Three Letters In A Haystack
- Francis Collins recounts the 40-year effort that located the CF gene and led to effective therapies like Trikafta.
- He emphasizes relentless effort, family-based strategies, and decades of incremental lab work before treatments emerged.
Tools Accelerate Discovery But Not Guarantees
- Collins says modern tools like sequencing and AI speed discovery but cannot replace essential lab work for therapies.
- He warns that reduced research funding could slow future breakthroughs despite better technology.
The Assisted‑Living Job Interview
- Collins tells how Bernadine Healy convinced him to join the Human Genome Project with a quirky assisted-living image.
- That moment pushed him from declining to accepting leadership of the project.
