-Nanotechnology is the new genetic modification, with $5 billion in
funding, involving thousands of companies and universities-This is
the first book to take stock of the risks and benefits of
nanotechnology, and the complex ethical and legal questions facing
governments, the public, investors, and businesses worldwide-An
accessible popular science book for all interested in the
fascinating and unpredictable science, law, policy and regulation
of nanotechNanotechnology-technology at the molecular level-has the
potential, according to its supporters, to create a trillion dollar
economy and provide solutions from curing cancer to reprocessing
waste into products and building super-fast computers. Yet, as with
genetically modified organisms, many view nanotech as a high-risk
genie in a bottle that once uncorked has the potential to cause
unpredictable, and perhaps irreversible, environmental and public
health disasters.With the race to bring products to market, there
is pressing need to take stock of the situation and to have a full
public debate about this new technological frontier. Including
contributions by renowned figures such as Roland Clift, K. Eric
Drexler, and Arpad Pusztai, this is the first global overview of
the state of nanotech and society in US, Europe, Japan, and Canada,
examining the ethics, the environmental, and public health risks,
and the governance and regulation of this most promising, and
potentially most dangerous, of all technologies.
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