ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Channelomics

Okay kiddo, do you know what a channel is? No, not a TV show channel! I’m talking about little tunnels in your body that allow tiny things like chemicals and signals to pass through your cells.

Now, channelomics is when scientists study these channels to learn more about how they work and what they do in our body. It’s like when you play with a toy and take it apart to see how it works - scientists do the same thing with channels!

They want to understand how these channels help our organs work, how diseases happen when these channels don’t work properly, and even how we can make medicines to fix these problems. It’s like they’re detectives, trying to solve the mystery of how our body works.

So basically, channelomics is a fancy word for scientists who study an important part of our body, so we can stay healthy and happy!