The Omics of the Future

The diversity of scientific issues and methodologies described in the previous chapters clearly shows the dynamism of the international research community working on environmental genomics as well as its commitment to propel the environmental sciences into the integrative field of systems ecology. In this respect, omic technologies not only foster renewed scientific practices and questioning but also pave the way for a novel perspective on social and societal issues. The diversity of expertise in this domain calls for promoting initiatives to a systematically interdisciplinary approach of objects and issues dealing with environmental genomics. It also advocates to foster better sharing of data collection and valorization.