Communicating Toxicogenomics Information to Nonexperts: A Workshop Summary

By National Research Council, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Toxicogenomics, the study of how genomes respond to exposure to toxicants, may ultimately hold the promise of detecting changes in the expression of a person's genes if he or she is exposed to these toxicants. As the technology rapidly develops, it is critical that scientists and the public communicate about the promises and limitations of this new field. Communicating technical information to the public about a developing science can be challenging, particularly when the applications of that science are not yet well understood. Communicating Toxicogenomics Information to Nonexperts is the summary of a workshop designed to consider strategies for communicating toxicogenomic information to the public and other non- expert audiences, specifically addressing the communication of some key social, ethical, and legal issues related to toxicogenomics and addressing how information related to the social implications of toxicogenomics might be perceived by nonexperts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309095387
• ISBN13: 9780309095389
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 60 Pages