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Nanotechnology is the experimental process of manipulating matter at a scale of 1/100th the width of human hair, in order to create new products and materials. New consumer products with hidden nanotech ingredients hit the U.S. market in a nearly unregulated fashion each week, including baby toys, personal care products, clothes, and countless other products. The nanoparticles in these products are so small, they leach through the skin and spread through the environment in unpredictable ways.
Synthetic Biology is the design and construction of new biological parts, devices and systems that do not exist in the natural world and also the redesign of existing biological systems to perform specific tasks. Advances in nanoscale technologies – manipulation of matter at the level of atoms and molecules – are contributing to advances in synthetic biology.
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- 11/15/08 - Attack of the Tiny Nano Particles - Be Slightly Afraid
- 11/10/08 - The Beauty Creams With Nanoparticles That Could Poison Your Body
- 10/12/08 - The Agrofuels Hoax: The Perils of the Coming Sugar Economy
- 10/10/08 - The Last Straw? As Genetic Engineers Gather in Hong Kong, Critics Warn of Corporate Grab on Plant Life
- 08/27/08 - Web Survey of the Week: How Much Do You Know About Synthetic Biology?
- 08/04/08 - Nano-Foods: The Next Consumer Scare
- 07/10/08 - Large Question Faces Science of The Small
- 07/10/08 - Micro Materials Could Pose Major Health Risks
- 06/28/08 - Nanotechnology: Likely Extreme Hazards Already Present in 600 Consumer Products
- 06/28/08 - Nanofoods: Size Really Does Matter
- 06/26/08 - Legal Action Filed to Outlaw Dangerous Nano-Silver Products
- 06/26/08 - As Nanotechnology Gains Ground, So Do Concerns
- 06/24/08 - Congress Addresses Nanotechnology
- 05/23/08 - Strict Guidelines Urged for Nanomaterials
- 05/23/08 - New CIELAP Report: Update on a Framework for Canadian Nanotechnology Policy
- 05/23/08 - Hazardous Nanotech Exposed in Grocery Store Aisles
- 05/21/08 - Nanotubes May Pose Health Risks Similar to Asbestos
- 05/12/08 - Nanoparticles Scrutinized for Health Effects
- 05/01/08 - Groups Demand EPA Stop Sale Of 200+ Potentially Dangerous Nano-Silver Products
- 04/09/08 - Big Worries About Micro Particles
- 04/09/08 - Tiny Silver Particles in Clothing May Lead to Pollution, Research Suggests
- 03/28/08 - Nanotechnology Could Revolutionise Food, But Will Consumers Swallow It?
- 03/13/08 - Sweating the Small Stuff
- 02/21/08 - Risks of Nanotechnology Remain Uncertain
- 01/16/08 - Organic Certification Leaders Calls for Ban on Nanotechnology in Certified Organic Products
- 01/16/08 - Nanoparticles: The Latest Beauty Concern?
- 01/03/08 - Alert Over The March of The 'Grey Goo' in Nanotechnology Frankenfoods