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Dangers in Nanotechnology

10/05/2005 3:00 PM

The Nanoethics Group is a non-partisan think tank that studies the societal, ethical and policy implications of nanotechnology, and the manipulation of molecule-sized materials to create new products. Driven by public anxiety and a lack of information, this research group will tackle a broad range of unanswered and troubling questions about the new science, from terrorism to health concerns. For example, should we use nanotechnology to boost athletic performance by introducing artificial red blood cells?

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Re: Dangers in Nanotechnology

01/01/2007 11:47 AM

When I got access to my first PC (high school), it was a black box and mystery to me. The first thing we did is to program games for fun. I never imagined that someone could program a computer virus that will 'kill' a computer or render it completely useless. It didnt and still does not require an expert to do that.

With nanotechnology, the same scenario may happen however instead of dead computers we will see dead people. Someone may say that nobody could do such a horrible thing however the world is full of people with such capabilities.

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