Refer to the paragraph on the Venter et al. paper and the table above. What practical applications for human society may arise first from this or similar metagenomic studies?
A) New genes with useful properties may be identified and ultimately put to use.
B) New microbial species could be isolated from seawater.
C) An increased knowledge of the diversity of marine ecosystems could lead to investigations of diversity in other ecosystems.
D) Species discovered in the Sargasso Sea may also be found to inhabit less-remote waters.
Answer: A
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