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This review is from: Nanotechnology: Risk, Ethics and Law (The Earthscan Science in Society Series) (Hardcover)
As nanotechnology starts to emerge in the form of products for the marketplace, this book confronts various societal issues about its safety and usage. The contributors are varied. Most notable is Eric Drexler, who, in his seminal work, "Engines of Creation", helped kick off this entire field in 1986. His paper is a summary of the field's development. Well written, but nothing especially striking here.
Another chapter looks at a thorny problem of genetic analysis. As genomics becomes cheaper and more powerful, genetic testing raises issues of privacy versus need to know by others, including employers and insurers. Genetic discrimination has really not yet been significant. But mostly due to a paucity of solid information. The increasing availability of the latter can thus be awkward. Overall, the book can be used as a non-technical briefing on the field. |
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Nanotechnology: Risk, Ethics and Law (The Earthscan Science in Society Series) by Geoffrey Hunt (Hardcover - July 1, 2006)
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