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Nanotech and Ethics- Societal Implications of Nanotechnological Advances: Are We Ready?
Nanotech and Ethics- Societal Implications of Nanotechnological Advances: Are We Ready?
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Hue, Gillian
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Abstract
Recent advances in nanotechnology research have captured the imagination of the scientific
community and society at large and could have a profound impact on life as we know it. But as the list
of potential applications grows; encompassing more than information and communication, energy,
industry and medicine; so too grows the potential for irresponsible use or misuse of the technology.
Valuable lessons on research regulations and policy development can be learned from the experience of
the biomedical, genetic and clinical research fields over the years. While nanotechnology as a discipline
is still growing, its far-reaching possibilities should be catalyst enough for scientists and society to begin
to carefully consider how to handle the ethical issues that will necessarily arise from its use. From
human health and safety, to environmental issues, to a widening gap in access to resources, even if we
abandon the dystopian rhetoric of science fiction, we must be mindful of the ethical and social
implications as--not after-- these advances are made.
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Date Issued
2008-12-09
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53:27 minutes
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Lecture