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Articles. in. news. magazines. and. academic. journals. regarding. “nanotechnol-
ogy,”.1997-2007.[11,.12].
people.can.speculate.about.doomsday.scenarios..Once.provided.with.information,.
citizen.groups.in.one.recent.study.believed.strongly.that.the.public.should.be.provided.
more.information.and.heard.in.governmental.decision.making..Risk.communication.
by.government.agencies,.NGOs,.and.corporations.engaged.in.nanotechnology,.will.
help.shape.the.public's.opinions.as.they.evolve..Those.opinions,.in.turn,.will.inlu-
ence.the.marketplace.and.regulatory.developments..For.now,.public.concerns.over.
