I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of bipartisan agreement, that people are concerned about health for themselves, for their families, for their constituents.

What faith has not been used by demagogues as a club over somebody's head?

I'm a pretty informal guy. I ride a Harley.

I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be a physician. So, I'm a physician scientist.

God is an awesome mathematician and physicist.

A virus is not just DNA; a virus is also packaged up, covered over with a series of proteins in a nice, elegant, well-compacted form.

When does life begin? When does the soul enter? That's a religious question. Science is not going to be able to help with that.