Biologist Francis S. Collins speaks at the Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., recently. Collins, 56, led the international Human Genome Project that in 2003 finished mapping the 3.1 billion chemical base pairs in humanity's DNA. He now directs the U.S. government program on applying that information to medical treatments. Associated Press photo.
In this May 11, 2009 photo, store closing signs are posted at a furniture store that will be closing due to the economy in San Jose, Calif. Retail sales fell for a second straight month in April, a disappointing performance that raised doubts about whether consumers were regaining their desire to shop. A rebound in consumer demand is a necessary ingredient for ending the recession. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Demonstrators pass Madison Square Garden during the anti-Bush march organized by United for Peace and Justice in New York Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004, on the eve of the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Voters fill out their ballots for the general election in Dearborn, Mich. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
** FILE ** Interior Secretary Gale Norton crosses the bridge at Lower Yosemite Falls followed by Yosemite National Park superintendent Mike Tollefson, right, in Yosemite National Park, Calif., April 22, 2004. Eliminating a maintenance backlog in the national parks, as President Bush promised in his 2000 campaign, is impossible, Norton said Thursday, July 8, 2004. She likened the park system to an old house that will forever need repairs. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Eric Paul Zamora, File)
Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium during closing ceremonies of the Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Sunday, August 29, 2004. (AP Photo/Paul Chiasson)
Jason Nowak, a pit loader for the city of Casper, pushes garbage into a bailer on Wednesday. The Casper landfill is getting ready to accept garbage from many communities around the state. Photo by Christine Robinson, Star-Tribune.
James Wiggins, Paul Miller, Cole Montgomery, and Jordan Dick, from left, are Natrona's starting running backs this season. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
Natrona quarterback Cody Parke passes during the team's practice on Wednesday afternoon. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
AB Brown looks for an opening in the Natrona defense during the team's practice on Wednesday afternoon. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
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