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Title
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 Nanotechnology / Jacqueline Langwith, book editor.
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Imprint
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Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010.
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283 p. :bill. ; 24 cm.
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( Opposing viewpoints)
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REF AC191 .O65 2009 -Does not circ
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Bibliogr.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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What are the benefits of nanotechnology? Nanotechnology has the potential to provide significant benefits despite concerns / Roger W. Whatmore ; Nanotechnology is just a marketing term / Adolfo Gutierrez ; Nanotechnology concerns currently outweigh any potential benefits / Michael Buerger ; Nanotechnology can benefit the environment / Barnaby J. Feder ; Nanotechnology’s health and environmental impacts are unknown / Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution ; Nanotechnology can improve global equity / Peter Singer, Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Abdallah S. Daar ; Nanotechnology will cause global inequity / Georgia Miller, Rye Senjen --
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What are the implications of molecular nanotechnology? Molecular manufacturing is possible / Eric Drexler ; Molecular manufacturing is impossible / William Illsey Atkinson ; Molecular nanotechnology can bring abundance to all mankind / Steven G. Burgess ; Molecular nanotechnology will lead to the end of the world / Britt Gillette ; Nanotechnology will contribute to a "singularity" / James John Bell ; Nanotechnology will not contribute to a "singularity" / Richard Jones -- What are the implications of nanomedicine? Nanotechnology will revolutionize medicine / Alan H. Goldstein ; Nanomedicine needs realistic goals / Kostas Kostarelos ; Ethical implications of nanomedicine must be considered / Raj Bawa, Summer Johnson ; Nanomedicine will reshape humanity for the better / George Dvorsky, as told to Laura Sheahen ; Nanomedicine can hurt humanity / Nigel Cameron, as told to Laura Sheahen --
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What role should the U.S. play in promoting or regulating nanotechnology? U.S. government should fund nanotechnology research / Jacob Heller, Christine Peterson ; U.S. government should not fund nanotechnology research / Declan McCullagh ; U.S. government should stay out of nanotechnology research / Sigrid Fry-Revere ; New nanotechnology regulations are not urgently needed / Sonia Arrison ; The government can protect the public from hazardous nanotech products / Jeff Bromme.
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Abstract
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"In Opposing Viewpoints: Nanotechnology, scientists, policy makers, ethicists, and others contribute their viewpoints on a number of controversial issues" concerning nanotechnology.-Introduction.
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Subject
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Nanotechnology.
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Nanotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Nanostructured materials.
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Add.Entry
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Langwith, Jacqueline.
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