Abstract
Purposes. The aim of this preliminary survey was to picture the
current knowledge and opinions of law students and medical students
about nanotechnologies.
Marterials and Methods. Data were collected in June 2012 by
interviews with 60 students of the University of Camerino (Macerata,
Italy) defined as “jurist population” and 159 medical students of the
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Rome, Italy) defined as “medical
population”.
Results. The Authors found that both law and medical students
have some knowledge on what nanotechnologies are; with regards to
the ethical issues and risks perception, both categories indicated that
nanotechnologies generate bioethical issues. Nevertheless, a high percentage
of respondents believed that neither existing technologies nor
nanotechnologies pose risks for human health. Opinions on regulation
of nanotechnologies are instead different.
Conclusions. These preliminary findings underlined the ambiguity
surrounding nanotechnologies both concerning the bioethical dimension
and risks perception and their regulation. These early data therefore
showed a need of additional reflection on these technologies that should
be investigated more in detail; moving from students, future scientists
and regulators, these data could contribute to clarify the debate on them.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 109-114 |
Numero di pagine | 6 |
Rivista | LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA |
Volume | 165 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2014 |
Keywords
- Inglese