Ozempic (semaglutide) is a synthetic version of a hormone found in Gila monster venom.
The most promising solution to antibiotic resistance comes from the antimicrobial peptides in Komodo dragon blood.
Maybe some of those weird-sounding NSF/NIH grants are useful after all… pic.twitter.com/YVzVCrl8SQ
— Alec Stapp (@AlecStapp) January 12, 2025
Correct. Nearly all of the claims of the conservatards about “useless” science are 100% wrong — both because it’s a fool’s errand predicting what will be useful in advance, and most science these days is only funded if there is some practical use in sight (which is a bad way to do it, to be clear).
In reality, we should fund much, much more “useless” science because it invariably ends up being the most useful of all.