Scientists. What mad super villain experiment do you actually want to conduct in real life?

I want to do a long-term case study on children's microbiome. It would start off with samples of their mother's microbiome,

and then when the child is first born, get a sample of theirs, compare it, and continue comparing the two samples throughout chest

feeding versus bottle feeding.

Also get a detailed comparison of how the microbiome changes after vaccinations, sickness,

and antibiotics.

I would basically study every single number two this child has, their eating habits, their

health conditions, any medications and vaccinations

for years. But people want privacy and most wouldn't want to commit to keeping such accurate

accounts of their children's food, health and activities. So it's likely that even if I did this

study, it would be difficult to prove all variables were accounted for. And with all the variability,

I would need many, many children. The end goal is to see how our microbiome changes throughout your

childhood, and note when you may be more susceptible to things depending on the type of microflora

you have. Everyone has a different ratio, so essentially if we can harness the individual's capability

of unique flora, we could find a whole new way to tackle illnesses and preventatives

for sicknesses that would have significantly less side effects than many other medications.

This idea stems from others studying the microbiome, and finding that certain ratios of

microflora can cause you to get over

illnesses quicker when combined with the right medicine, and also help digestive tracts

regulate better. But so far these tests are being done with cancer patients. I think if we're able

to see how children are affected, it may bring less possibilities of terminal illness

and other illnesses down the road,

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