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As a renowned physician, geneticist and Renaissance man, Dr. Francis Collins led the race to solve the world’s ultimate puzzle—mapping all the genes in human DNA. His groundbreaking work changed medicine for the better and, for many, this would have been enough. But now this renowned doctor is tirelessly putting his knowledge and heart into finding new, life-saving cures.
 
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