Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

The Role of Bioinformatics in Predicting Toxicity of Uncharacterized Chemicals

Abstract

Clara Lewis

In the face of increasing chemical production and usage worldwide, the potential risks posed by uncharacterized chemicals to human health and the environment have become a growing concern. Traditional methods for assessing chemical toxicity—such as animal testing and in vitro assays—are resource-intensive, time-consuming, and often limited in their ability to predict long-term effects. As a result, there has been a significant shift toward utilizing computational approaches,