Beyond Imagination : the Ethics and Applications of Nanotechnology and Bio-Economics in South Africa /
Nanotechnology is sweeping the world. This science of very small particles, which includes genetic modification and the reconfiguring of the arrangement of atoms, presents possibilities beyond imagination. It also has huge implications for all South Africans, especially at home. How exactly is this...
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Baltimore, Maryland :
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2019
Johannesburg [South Africa] : Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), 2018. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction : the dynamics of new and emerging technologies in developing countries and the new role of the state / Radhika Perrot -- The advancement of nanotechnology : a sustainable development or an untenable vision? / Zamanzima Mazibuko -- Nanoscience, nanotechnology, nanomaterials and nanotoxicology in South Africa / Puleng Matatiele, Natasha Sanabria, Melissa Vetten & Mary Gulumian -- Envisioning and engaging the societal implications of nanotechnology : is it too early for Africa to do nanoethics? / Hailemichael T. Demissie -- Diseases of poverty : nanomedicine research in South Africa / Thomas S. Woodson -- Building a bio-economy in South Africa : lessons from biotechnology innovation networks in Taiwan / Shih-Hsin Chen & Thomas S. Woodson -- What can South Africa learn from high technology patents in India : an analysis of biotechnology patents through USPTO / Swapan Kumar Patra & Mammo Muchie -- The proliferation of stem cell research and therapy in South Africa and India : a comparative study / Shashank S. Tiwari -- Concluding remarks : building the knowledge economy : current strategies and developments in South Africa / Zamanzima Mazibuko. | |
| 520 | |a Nanotechnology is sweeping the world. This science of very small particles, which includes genetic modification and the reconfiguring of the arrangement of atoms, presents possibilities beyond imagination. It also has huge implications for all South Africans, especially at home. How exactly is this new technology playing out in South Africa? In countries like India, nanotechnology is being supported as a source of income and innovation. It has the potential to improve both the human condition and a country's productivity and competitiveness. Is South Africa doing what it should and could to foster nanotechnology and biotechnology, and to advance bioeconomies within the country? And what does the new technology mean for us as consumers? How many of us know that this technology is already being employed in substances like suntan cream and lipstick, with potential health implications for users? The application of nanotechnology poses risks as well as huge benefits, so we need to be particularly vigilant of the ethics and dangers of it. This book provokes discussion around these important topics and relays eyeopening information to those of us who thought all of this was sci-fi. | ||
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