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Editorial – Governing Nanotechnology: More than a Small Matter?

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  1. Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies, Faculty of Law, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia

    Diana M. Bowman & Graeme A. Hodge

  2. Institute for Environmental and Energy Law K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Diana M. Bowman

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Bowman, D.M., Hodge, G.A. Editorial – Governing Nanotechnology: More than a Small Matter?. Nanoethics 1, 239–241 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-007-0020-9

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