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100 8. Conclusion and outlook<br />

pl<strong>in</strong>ary approach allows ecosystems modell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> great detail and on a<br />

global scale. The <strong>microbial</strong> component <strong>in</strong> the Earth’s biosphere is profoundly<br />

understood. Sequenc<strong>in</strong>g of environmental data will happen <strong>in</strong><br />

a high frequency and high throughput manner and realtime monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

becomes possible. The sequence data is contextualized with high resolution,<br />

environmental measurements <strong>in</strong> realtime, so that the impact of<br />

human alterations can be monitored. Global changes can be predicted<br />

and steered. The outbreak of epidemics and pandemics can be predicted<br />

and prevented. Identify<strong>in</strong>g and locat<strong>in</strong>g microorganisms that<br />

perform thermodynamically <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g metabolic processes is easy.<br />

Studies of <strong>microbial</strong> genomes will be complemented with knowledge,<br />

derived from environmental metagenomic studies. The study of these<br />

processes leads to many useful <strong>in</strong>dustrial applications that help to solve<br />

agricultural and medical problems. New ways to recycle waste and<br />

to produce energy will be discovered. Ultimately, breakthroughs <strong>in</strong><br />

life science help mank<strong>in</strong>d to return to a balanced way of us<strong>in</strong>g planet<br />

Earth’s resources.

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