Seattle Post-Intelligencer

07/29/04

Substances made using nanotechnology should be considered new chemicals and undergo extra safety checks before they hit the market to ensure they do not pose a threat to human health, experts said Thursday. In a report commissioned by the British government, a panel of scientists, engineers, ethicists and other experts identified major opportunities and hazards that are likely to arise as nanotechnology -- the science of manipulating matter at the molecular level -- comes of age...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp