Miller, Gary W.,

The exposome : a primer : the ex-POZE-ohm : a pr i m'-er : the environmental equivalent of the genome / Gary W. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. - 1 online resource (xiii, 103 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map - Gale virtual reference library .

Includes bibliographical references.

1. The exposome : purpose, definition, and scope -- 2. When the genome falls short : limitations of a gene-centric view of health -- 3. The explosion of -Omic-based technology and its impact on the exposome -- 4. The exposome in environmental health sciences and related disciplines -- 5. Managing and integrating exposome data : maps, models, computation, and systems biology -- 6. The practical exposome : education at the university and community level -- 7. Staging the exposome : a vision for international collaboration.

This first book dedicated to exposomics provides a systematic introduction to this emerging field of study measuring the effects of life-long environmental exposures on health and how these exposures can influence disease as well as its practical applications and how it complements a broad range of disciplines.

9780124172173 9780124172180 (electronic book)


Genomes.

RB152.5

572.86

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