Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grey goo in fiction
Eric Drexler should be a pretty authoritative source. He says, of his report in the Institute of Physics journal ''Nanotechnology'', that "Science fiction writers focused on this idea, and 'grey goo' became closely associated with nanotechnology, spreading a serious misconception about molecular manufacturing systems and diverting attention from more pressing concerns. This new paper shows why that focus is wrong." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/06/040609072100.htm So that's confimation of its general use, and that a list of specific, notable works would be encyclopedic. For individual items,  and  can be addressed by simple editing and sourcing. For example: BBC is one ''of many'' that says ''Prey'' by Michael Crichton is about grey goo http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3788673.stm (see second last para
— User:Canuckle, 17:00, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
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