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The nanotech R&D situation in Japan and ethics of nanotechnology.
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PMID:  21850969     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of this paper is to introduce some characteristics of the historical as well as current situation of nanotech research and development in Japan in particular including regulations, and to discuss how ethical issues of nanotechnology should be addressed or how the ethics of nanotechnology should be constructed to fit the situation. The first part will center around the strength and weakness of Japan's nanotech R&D (research and development) and new circumstances which nanotechnology has prompted in Japan and alongside which nanotechnology has arrived (especially interdisciplinarity). The following prescriptive argument will, based on the descriptive account, question how to address ethical issues of nanotechnology, taking into consideration the nature of nanotech R&D, namely continuity, uniqueness, international dimension and political intervention, citing the example of the pharmaceutical industry. I will argue that international cooperation in the form of mutual reference to, replication of and the integration of guidelines and regulations, can enhance cost-effectiveness to ensure the comprehensiveness of regulatory measures.
Authors:
Yutaka Kato
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal international de bioéthique = International journal of bioethics     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1145-0762     ISO Abbreviation:  J Int Bioethique     Publication Date:    2011 Mar-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-19     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9015754     Medline TA:  J Int Bioethique     Country:  France    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  57-69, 208     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University.
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