Too little, too late? research policies on the societal implications of nanotechnology in the united states

Science as Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 309-325

  Bennett, Ira ^a   Sarewitz, Daniel ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249938635     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430601022635     Document Type: Article

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