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FDA Plans Nanotechnology Safety Meeting

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2006 -- Anyone who believes that nothing big ever came of being small probably hasn't paid attention to controversies involving nanotechnology safety. But the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- along with formidable research groups in the US and abroad -- has. The FDA announced last week it will hold a public meeting this fall to gather information about developments in uses of nanotechnology materials in FDA-regulated products. Meanwhile, Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment said its recent investigation into 97 cases of "intoxication," some of them reportedly severe, in people...Read full article

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    Published: April 2006
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    nanotechnology
    The use of atoms, molecules and molecular-scale structures to enhance existing technology and develop new materials and devices. The goal of this technology is to manipulate atomic and molecular particles to create devices that are thousands of times smaller and faster than those of the current microtechnologies.
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