Globally existential threats due to ‘overpopulation momentum’ together with the top-heavy age structure leave by now no alternative to radical technological adaptation for anything that wants to survive ‘long term’. It is strictly too late to ‘go green’ except via a novel take on what constitutes ‘green’, including synthetic biology. Hyped for a long time, nanoscience is still largely in its pioneering phase. However, it matures as we speak and soon, as it becomes true nanotechnology, it will leave the hype far behind…..
http://www.science20.com/alpha_meme/nanotechnology_superdangerous_biotech-107935
