Lex Fridman Podcast: #238 – Francis Collins: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Francis Collins is the director of the NIH and former head of the Human Genome Project. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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Francis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/NIHDirector

NIH: https://www.nih.gov

Human Genome Project: https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:44) – Lab-leak theory

(10:51) – Gain-of-function research of viruses

(23:00) – Bioterrorism

(27:30) – Tony Fauci

(37:41) – COVID Vaccines

(43:46) – Joe Rogan

(50:49) – Variants

(55:31) – Rapid at home testing

(59:44) – Animal testing

(1:05:09) – Stepping down as director of the NIH

(1:09:03) – Barack Obama

(1:11:06) – Accelerating Medicines Partnership

(1:21:44) – Faith

(1:27:12) – Fear of death

(1:30:15) – Meaning of life