Key Takeaways

Up to 90% of disease incidence is thought to be influenced by environmental, biological and social exposures, not genes alone

Exposomics aims to map and study all lifetime exposures as a complement to the human genome

New technologies, including wearable devices and AI data analysis, are helping to drive the field

SATURDAY, Nov. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — After decades of intense focus on genetics, the biomedical research community is undergoing a major shift, focusing on a new framework called "exposomics."

Similar to the way scientists work to map the human genome, this emerging field aims to map the chemical, physical, social and biological elements a person encounters throughout their life.

Experts estimate that genetic mutations account for only about 10% of disea

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