Money spent on research is almost always a good investment?

The significant and profound achievement in scientific world is attributed to the scientific research which needs money as financial aid and support of government and universities. However, among the numerous researches, some of them are controversial. As far as I am concerned, the money spent on research is a good investment, and the controversial research needs governments' efforts to divert from detrimental to beneficial for human. Besides, the spending of money should pay more emphasize on the exigent research relevant to people's daily lives.

Firstly, it is undeniable that scientific research plays a indispensable role in the development of human beings, so the investment on it is worthy. Besides, scientific research is a innovative task exploring the unknown field, which give rise to the profound influence. For example, the genetic engineering research is conducive to the understanding our human beings on genetic theory, which contains the genetic food and organ transplant. Genetic food is the supplement of our traditional food which has variety of nutrient and vitamins that our human needs. And the organ transplant, which can help those who suffer the cancers and save their lives. Moreover, the research on the macro-economics gives rise to the formation of principle on world economy, which makes humans face the changeable economy more confident and leisurely. And an other example is that, in the research of perpetual motion machine, human understands the principle of conservation of energy. Therefore, it is valuable and worthy for human to invest on the research.

Someone may propound the opposite viewpoint on the controversial research which needs more consideration before investment. They may propose the example of clone and nuclear power research. Admittedly, research on clone may transgress the moral principals and values and nuclear power may bring catastrophe and disaster if the nuclear substance release. However, clone research is one part of genetic engineering, if scientist only use the clone technology on animals and organ transplant, rather than human clone, the result is safe, valuable and beneficial to us. Likewise, human may use nuclear technology to generate electricity with nuclear reactor, rather weapons to set out wars, which is also a good investment for human. Moreover, government and all nations exert their effort to preventing on the research and no nuclear release happens again like the Three Mile Islands and Chernobyl in Ukraine events. The achievement we may see in these years on the control of such two controversial researches. Therefore, if rational and valuable utilize these technologies, it is certainly a good investment.

Thirdly, sometimes, although the result of research is promising, considering the opportunity cost, the economical concepts, money should be invested and put into the more needed field. I have two reasons. Firstly, money is limited; comparing the large amount of research, government and investors should balance the potential values of the research and the cost. Secondly, government and investors should emphasize more on the livelihood and welfare of people. For example, the problem of unemployment, high price of house, food security, and so forth. Some of the arm race for National defense should input less, for the limited money should be put on the where needs most and beneficial to our human daily lives.

To sum up, there are still other aspect relevant to the issue under discussion which, unfortunately, I have no time to explore it in detail here, but the above discussion reasons should in a large sense supporting my conclusion. Scientific research is beneficial to human beings, which is worthy for investment. Besides, government should show more emphasize and spend more money on people's livelihood and welfare.