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Nanotechnology: Considering the Complex Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues with the Parameters of Human Performance

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    Linda MacDonald Glenn

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    Linda MacDonald Glenn

  3. Dept. of Computer Science and Business, Montgomery College, 7600 Takoma Avenue, Takoma Park, MD, 20912, USA

    Jeanann S. Boyce

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Glenn, L.M., Boyce, J.S. Nanotechnology: Considering the Complex Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues with the Parameters of Human Performance. Nanoethics 2, 265–275 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-008-0047-6

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