Shouldn"t nanotechnology be regulated?

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CactusCritter

22nd August 2007 - 07:13 AM

http://www.physorg.com/news106894749.html

It seems like evermore data about pathologies which seem to be associated with nonotechnology are being recognized. Does anyone have any hopes that some agency will start considering legal strictures to minimize the societal damage?

board member here

23rd August 2007 - 02:02 AM

No, not till a prominant influential person has one of their family members, sucumb to proablems associated with nanotechnolgy, within the enviroment.

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