title: Genomics technology for assessing soil pollution.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecological Science, VU University, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. nico.van.straalen@falw.vu.nl
authors.forename: Nico M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: van Straalen
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roelofs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D023281:Genomics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants