'Mind the gap': science and ethics in nanotechnology

被引：160

作者：

Mnyusiwalla, A

Daar, AS

Singer, PA

机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Joint Ctr Bioeth, Program Appl Eth & Biotechnol, Toronto, ON, Canada

[2] Univ Toronto, Fac Med, Toronto, ON, Canada

[3] Univ Toronto, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada

[4] Univ Toronto, Dept Surg, Toronto, ON, Canada

[5] Univ Toronto, Dept Med, Toronto, ON, Canada

来源：

NANOTECHNOLOGY | 2003年 / 14卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1088/0957-4484/14/3/201

中图分类号：

TB3 [工程材料学];

学科分类号：

0805 ; 080502 ;

摘要：

Nanotechnology (NT) is a rapidly progressing field. Advances will have a tremendous impact on fields such as materials, electronics, and medicine. A thorough review of the current literature, governmental funding, and policy documents was undertaken. Despite the potential impact of NT, and the abundance of funds, our research revealed that there is a paucity of serious, published research into the ethical, legal, and social implications of NT. As the science leaps ahead, the ethics lags behind. There is danger of derailing NT if the study of ethical, legal, and social implications does not catch up with the speed of scientific development.

引用

页码：R9 / R13

页数：5

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