Will Nanotechnology meet the same fate as that of Biotechnology?

Since nanotechnology does not have any regulatory body as of now it is being said that this technology might be heading the biotechnology route and may even meet a similar fate. There seems to be no serious effort for creating awareness among the public and it is being commercialized without involving any public opinion. Since it does not have any regulatory body there is a chance that risks posed by this technology might increase. There seems to be frustrating silence being maintained on this issue and it is expected that public furor would start soon and this might put the future of this technology in jeopardy. It seems that if some concrete step is not taken a public backlash seems imminent. Professor Bruce Bimber, Center for Nanotechnology in Society, University of California stated: We have to pay attention to nanotechnology before it hits us on the head. I wholly agree with what the professor says and its high time that some concrete action is taken soon.

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