Ethics and nanotechnology: Views of nanotechnology researchers

NanoEthics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-131

  McGinn, Robert ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical issues related to nanotechnology (EIRNT); Ethical responsibilities; Ethics; Ethics education; Hype; Index of sensitivity to EIRNT; Laboratory cultures; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology researchers; Precaution; Risk; Safety; Shortcutting

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149093182     PISSN: 18714757     EISSN: 18714765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11569-008-0040-0     Document Type: Article

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