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Review of Nanoscale: Issues and Perspectives for the Nano Century
Volume 5, Issue 2
Authors:
Drew Harris, Nanotechnology Law & Business
Abstract:
The weighty and serious book, Nanoscale: Issues and Perspectives for the Nano Century, brings
together 28 different authors to write 24 chapters covering the varied terrain of the “Nano-related
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues,” or “NELSI” as the book’s editors succinctly label it. As one
of the editors, Dr. Cameron, previously explained in a 2006 article he published here in Nanotechnology
Law & Business, the NELSI framework is patterned off the earlier “ELSI” (ethical, legal, and social
issues) program established under the Human Genome Project. The Human Genome Project funded
ELSI research at a rate of 3% (later raised to 5%) of the total project expenditure. Dr. Cameron contends
that “in every respect the states are higher for nanotechnology,” and thus the “development of an effective
nano ELSI (NELSI) process” is vital. Along with the help of his co-editor Dr. Mitchell and several other
colleagues, Dr. Cameron has expanded his NELSI framework to discuss a wide range of questions for
policymakers.
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