NIH Director
Dr. Francis Collins, a scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code, talks about his role as the newly-confirmed director of the National Institutes of Health, on his first day at work, at NIH headquarters in Bethesda, Md., Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. Collins spent 15 years as the NIH's chief of genome research, before stepping down last year to, among other things, work with Obama's campaign. He also helped found the BioLogos Foundation, a Web site formed by a group of scientists who say they want to bridge gaps between science and religion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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