Nanotechnology, Risk, and Oversight: Learning Lessons from Related Emerging Technologies

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1688-1698

  Kuzma, Jennifer ^a   Priest, Susanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genetically engineered organisms (GEOs); Historical approaches; Nanotechnology; Oversight; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS (GEOS); HISTORICAL APPROACHES; OVERSIGHT; POLICY ANALYSIS; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC OPINIONS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78349265351     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01471.x     Document Type: Article

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