Select the highlighted phrases that represent accurate statements about Stefan Helmreich’s ethnography on microbes in an alien ocean.

Question

Two streams of blue powder spew out of an undersea volcano.Stefan Helmreich studied microbes in the Pacific Ocean. In order to do so, he journeyed 7,000 feet into the Pacific Ocean. He learned that microbes transfer genes laterally, between neighbors. Microbes play an important role in genetic expression for sea life, but not for humans. His fieldwork carries implications for understanding the power of the environment to shape the expression of genetic information in organisms.

Answer 1

- Stefan Helmreich studied microbes in the Pacific Ocean
- He learned that microbes transfer genes laterally, between neighbors
- His fieldwork carries implications for understanding the power of the environment to shape the expression of genetic information in organisms