Genomics technology for assessing soil pollution

J Biol. 2008 Jul 14;7(6):19. doi: 10.1186/jbiol80.

Abstract

Transcription and metabolite analysis is a powerful way to reveal physiological shifts in response to environmental pollution. Recent studies on earthworms, including one in BMC Biology, show that the type of pollution and its availability for uptake by organisms can differentially affect transcription and metabolism.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Environmental Monitoring / instrumentation
  • Environmental Monitoring / methods*
  • Environmental Pollution / analysis*
  • Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
  • Genomics / instrumentation
  • Genomics / methods*
  • Genomics / trends
  • Oligochaeta / drug effects
  • Oligochaeta / genetics
  • Oligochaeta / physiology
  • Soil Pollutants / analysis*
  • Soil Pollutants / pharmacokinetics
  • Soil Pollutants / toxicity

Substances

  • Soil Pollutants