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>Nanotechnology and Federal Funding

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ January 31, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

>Bioethics.net has a great discourse on nanotech, funding, and the effects of funding. The comments are great. Mine may not be so great, but, here it is: The fascination with, and alarm surrounding, nanotech reminds me of every environmental, medical, and socio-biological controversy I’ve read about for the last 40, uh, 30, years. The kernal … Continue reading →

Nanotechnology and Federal Funding

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ January 31, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

Bioethics.net has a great discourse on nanotech, funding, and the effects of funding. The comments are great. Mine may not be so great, but, here it is: The fascination with, and alarm surrounding, nanotech reminds me of every environmental, medical, and socio-biological controversy I’ve read about for the last 40, uh, 30, years. The kernal … Continue reading →

>"Witchhunt" for conservative bioethicists and biotechnologists?

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ January 31, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

>I wouldn’t be surprised. Michael Fumento, the author of one of the huge books on my shelves, Bioevolution, lost his job writing a column for the Scripps Howard News Service, due to accusations that he is “bought.” It seems that 5 years ago, he accepted grant money in order to write that book. That was … Continue reading →

"Witchhunt" for conservative bioethicists and biotechnologists?

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ January 31, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

I wouldn’t be surprised. Michael Fumento, the author of one of the huge books on my shelves, Bioevolution, lost his job writing a column for the Scripps Howard News Service, due to accusations that he is “bought.” It seems that 5 years ago, he accepted grant money in order to write that book. That was … Continue reading →