Safety of nanoparticles in food crops is still unclear
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 16:30
in Mathematics & Economics
With the curtain about to rise on a much-anticipated new era of "nanoagriculture" -- using nanotechnology to boost the productivity of plants for food, fuel, and other uses -- scientists are reporting a huge gap in knowledge about the effects of nanoparticles on corn, tomatoes, rice and other food crops.