Can Government Fulfill its Commitment to Engage the Public About Nanotechnology?
Nanotechnologies are predicted to radically transform a range of industries and to usher in diverse social, economic, environmental and other impacts. Given the magnitude of these possible changes and impacts, it is natural to expect that citizens and communities will have some say in the developmen...
| Publicado en: | Social Alternatives Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 51 - 58 |
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Social Alternatives
2013
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