“What else is there to research about disease? They’re bad, but people get infected.” These are things which shape our world, it’s worth understanding them at

“What else is there to research about disease? They’re bad, but people get infected.” These are things which shape our world, it’s worth understanding them at a level which doesn’t fit on a bumper sticker – and, right-wing mythology aside, the cost is not very high. Academics are cheap and their work almost always has spin-off benefits, even if that’s just providing a place for people to learn general research skills they take on to the workplace.