The ramifications of this are enormous and unknown.
In fact, existing genetically modified crops are hurting small farmers and failing to deliver increased food supply -- and posing enormous, largely unknown risks to people and the planet.
An enormous amount remains unknown or disputed about the case of Dr. Lee and the larger issue of Chinese espionage, including why the scientist transferred classified computer code to an easily accessible computer and then tried to hide the fact (a development first reported in The Times), and how the government case evolved.
None of this inconspicuous gallantry is dwelt upon, any more than his two serious wounds, his Bronze Star and Croix de Guerre and five campaign stars, or the moment he found himself face down in the snow at the time of the deadly Battle of the Bulge, with an enormous tank of unknown provenance pausing above him in the darkness.
However, with such enormous opportunities come unknown risks to human health and well-being.
By enabling the culture-independent genomic analysis of microbial populations, metagenomics "offers a window on an enormous and previously unknown world of microorganisms" (Handelsman [2007], 8).
Microorganisms account for a major proportion of our planet's biological diversity and thus present an enormous and largely unknown resource that can be utilised in the discovery of novel genes, bioactive molecules [ 1] and new biocatalysts.
The deeper philosophical and intellectual ramifications of test tube life are as enormous as they are unknown.
The cerebellum has an appealingly simple and orderly organization, and although its general function is still unknown, an enormous amount of information has been accumulated about its role in some simple movements over the past several decades.
Recent advances in metagenomics revealed enormous diversity of previously unknown, uncultured microorganisms that predominate in the ocean, soil, deep subsurface, human body, and other environments [2], [4], [5], [6].
