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DEVRY UNIVERSITY LAS 432 SUMMER SESSION |
Nanotechnology: |
The science and its impact on the future of food |
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Group B:Donna Hill Spence, Michael Hagood, Teresa Guidry, Elli Gull, JoAllen Gentry and Roberto Garza |
8/26/2012 |
Final group project paper. |
Table of Contents
Definition and impact of nanotechnology4
History and development of the technology7
Economic Impact of nanotechnology9
Political and Legal Issues associated with the Science13
Social and Psychological Considerations……………………………………………………………………………………………….17
Society and Culture………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19
Film…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….20
Art………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..21
Environment and Health…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..22
Moral Implications…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
Ethical Implications27
Conclusion29
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………30
Intro
Most of the time when we go to the grocery store and pick out our food, we aren’t thinking about the type of packing our food in contained in. We’ve become so accustomed to watching the label and expiration dates of a product that some people put as much faith into it as the look of the food itself. Heck, you can’t even look at some food until you get it home and open it. However, most types of food in that opaque packaging generally have a wide berth of days between when you pick it up, and when it expires. Our poultry and meats generally require more care than a bunch of Cheez-Its when it comes to packaging them safely. Despite the tough plastic wrap, absorbent Styrofoam, and a constantly cool temperature, poultry and meats still don’t have as long a shelf life as most other products in the store. In this modern world, new technologies are being born every day that help solve seemingly menial problems such as the preservation and protection of...