Genomics in Regulatory Ecotoxicology: Applications and Challenges - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 142006682X ISBN 13: 9781420066821

Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Synopsis

Fueled partially by large, well-publicized efforts such as the Human Genome Project, genomic research is a rapidly growing area in multiple biological disciplines, including toxicology. Much of this potential, however, has been discussed in the literature and at technical meetings only in relatively broad terms, making it difficult to assess exactly how data generated from new genomics technologies might actually impact or benefit the risk assessment process.

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About the Author

Gerald T. Ankley, Ann L. Miracle, Edward J. Perkins, George P. Daston

From the Back Cover

Aligning environmental science with regulation, this book presents the first in-depth set of recommendations published in the open literature focused specifically on how genomics data could be used in regulatory ecotoxicology. The book develops a conceptual framework of how genomics data can most effectively impact current approaches for ecological risk assessments. It also identifies how biomarkers of exposure and effect from both lab and field monitoring studies can be used, including providing a basis for the extrapolation of chemical effects across species. It explores exactly how data generated from new genomics technologies might impact or benefit risk assessment.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 142006682X
• ISBN 13: 9781420066821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196
• Editor: Ankley Gerald, Miracle Ann, Perkins Edward J., Daston George P.