[algaeontoast]

I agree, however, with so many pressing issues today I'd be a bit uneasy if tax payer dollars were being used for this kind of research. Private funding, do what you like, however federal grants should be used for research that benefits taxpayers in some way, even if it's indirect or decades away.

[angry_cactus]

Seemingly random studies in biology can have unexpected benefits. Studying gecko toes led to the invention of a super-adhesive. https://geckskin.umass.edu/