As the head of a funding agency I believe that there are numerous topics of research that can create monumental advancements in the microbial field in human health. However, I think there are key topics that will have a greater impact than others. First off, I believe that a more refined microbial research therapy will produce the best results when it comes to being able to cure an illness. This is because a unique approach allows the researchers to indulge themselves in a specific topic. Personally, I feel that this is more productive than conducting general experiments that produce “general” results. Additionally, another topic that carries a heavy weight is conducting research experiments that can be seen in real life. Being able to replicate a natural environment and study how things interact in this environment with minimal human influence is essential to understanding the natural complexity of the microbial system. This to me is important because what good to these research findings do if it does not benefit the health of the human race. In conclusion, I firmly believe that these focusing on these two topics can create historic jumps in the field of microbial health. Humans will be able to solve problems unique to one person, all the while being indulged deeper into the complexity of the human microbiome.
Writing Exercise #14
Human Non-infection Diseases:
- ALS
- MS
- Auto-immune diseases
- Crohns Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Alzheimers Disease
- Dementia
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Cancer
- Allergies
Reflection:
Compared to the diseases that were listed in week 1, I feel that the diseases I have listed for week 10 are far more in depth than those in week 1. Additionally, most of the diseases that I listed were topics that were discussed in class and this has definitely been ingrained into my memory. Moreover, I think that I have a better understanding of the diseases that are listed above than those that I listed for week 1. Overall, I think the most important topics that I can take away from this course is how the gut microbiome affects the brain. I think this sticks with me the most because it’s the topic that I’ve spent the most time on, especially since its for my final review essay. On top of this, I think I will be more aware of how foods affect the gut microbiome and how keeping microbial communities is essential to living a healthy lifestyle.