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Governing Nanotechnologies: Weaving New Regulatory Webs or Patching Up the Old?

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Bowman, D.M. Governing Nanotechnologies: Weaving New Regulatory Webs or Patching Up the Old?. Nanoethics 2, 179–181 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-008-0036-9

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