Commentary

Nature Nanotechnology 2, 68 - 70 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nnano.2007.15

Subject Category: Ethical, legal and other societal issues

The perils of pre-emptive regulation

John C. Monica, Jr1, Michael E. Heintz1 & Patrick T. Lewis1

  1. Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20006, USA.
    e-mail: jmonica@porterwright.com; e-mail: mheintz@porterwright.com; e-mail: plewis@porterwright.com
    www.nanolawreport.com

In its rush to introduce new regulations about the handling of nanomaterials, the city of Berkeley in California has made mistakes that should not be repeated elsewhere.

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