If I were in charge of a funding agency, I would be looking for projects that help to further our knowledge on the affects of microbes within our bodies. One example of a project I would fund would be the research into the use of probiotics in treating microbial life within our guts. I think that if research is properly funded and done well that it can give us a lot of important data on the changes that everyday people can make to increase their health and decrease their risk of illness. Through this research we could explore how everyday foods decrease the risk of stomach ulcers, inflammation, and overall potentially decrease the risk of people developing gastric cancer due to those microbes. In decreasing illnesses, that would positively effect the amount of funding that is spent on healthcare and could be used for further research into other topics or simply used to improve our communities.
