Figure 1 Challenges and opportunities of using omics in EDC research Figure 1 | Challenges and opportunities of using omics in EDC research. Schematic representation of the sequence of steps from production of chemicals to endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) exposure, from toxicological research to human studies, and from challenges with exposure characterization and risk prediction to the anticipated goals and opportunities of applying genomics, epigenomics and mitochondriomics to the field of EDC research. mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA. Messerlian, C. et al. (2017) ‘Omics’ and endocrine-disrupting chemicals — new paths forward Nat. Rev. Endocrinol. doi:10.1038/nrendo.2017.81