Regulating Nanotech with Nanotechnology Ethics

May 19, 2010

The promises that nanotechnology brings to mankind is so huge that there are some sectors who fear that if its applications are not properly regulated, it can bring harm to mankind instead of the good it is projected to give everyone. As a result, calls for the setting of regulatory procedures in its applications are supported not only by scientists and the industry that benefits from it but also from various groups representing ordinary people. As such, nanotechnology ethics has come to be seen as something as important as nanotechnology itself. In doing so, the scientific community is only reacting to experiences with epoch-setting technologies in the past. Knowing the possible horrors that can affect mankind, nanotechnology ethics are in place for every disciple of the learning to observe. (Nanogloss)