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Article: In my view.(News)
- Article from:
- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- September 25, 2004
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Byline: By John Whaley
Before telling you my worries about the emerging nanotechnology, I should explain my background.
I was born on, and have always lived on a farm. Growing up and living through the depression of the 20s and 30s did not deter me from making a decision in 1939 that farming would be my life.
At that time the scientists with the internal combustion engine and electricity gave us mechanisation. Needing food to fend off starvation in 1939 to 1945 they also gave us agrochemicals in the form of nitrogen fertilisers and pesticides, ...