Toxicogenomic Technologies and Risk Assessment of Environmental Carcinogens A Workshop Summary [#901772]

Free Download Toxicogenomic Technologies and Risk Assessment of Environmental Carcinogens: A Workshop Summary By National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Life Sciences; Committee on Emerging Issues and Data on Environmental Contaminants; Committee on How Toxicogenomics Could Inform Critical Issues in Carcinogenic Risk Assessment o
2005 | 67 Pages | ISBN: 0309097002 | EPUB | 1 MB
Toxicogenomics is a discipline that combines expertise in toxicology, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental health to help understand the response of living organisms to stressful environments. The National Research Council convened a workshop to discuss how toxicogenomic data could be applied to improve risk assessments, particularly cancer risk from environmental exposure to chemicals. Risk assessments serve as the basis of many public-health decisions in environmental, occupational, and consumer protection from chemicals. The workshop provided a forum for communities of experts, including those working in "-omics" and those in the policy arena, to discuss where their fields intersect, and how toxicogenomics could address critical knowledge gaps in risk assessments.