ABSTRACT
Religious scientists have contributed much to advances in genetics, from the discoveries of the Austrian monk Gregor Mendel (1822-84) to the work of Francis S.Collins (1950-), the director of the Human Genome Project, who was converted to Christianity by reading C.S.Lewis (1898-1963). However, cooperation has not always characterized the relationship between genetics and religion. Some pioneering geneticists have been materialists searching for a material basis of life. More recently, religious groups have expressed concern over the ethics of genetic experimentation and the uses of genetic technology.
