What kinds of ethical challenges do research in nanotechnology and nanocomputing pose? (Minimum word count: 60)
The purpose of this activity is to reinforce what you have learned so far about bioethical issues.
1. What is “technological convergence” in the context of cybertechnology? (Minimum word count: 60)
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2. Why do some converging technologies raise special ethical and social issues? (Minimum word count: 60)
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3. Describe key aspects of pervasive (or ubiquitous) computing. How is it different from conventional or traditional computing? (Minimum word count: 60)
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4. What is bioinformatics, and how is it different from computational genomics? (Minimum word count: 60)
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5. Identify three kinds of ethical issues associated with bioinformatics. (Minimum word count: 60)
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6. How does the practice of storing personal genetic data in privately owned computer databases raise issues affecting information ownership and property-rights? (Minimum word count: 60)
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7. What is machine ethics? (Minimum word count: 60)
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8. What is nanotechnology? (Minimum word count: 60)
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9. What are nanocomputers? (Minimum word count: 60)
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10. What kinds of ethical challenges do research in nanotechnology and nanocomputing pose? (Minimum word count: 60)
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