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December 20, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CO2 SEQUESTRATION
Carbon dioxide storage and clean-coal research define government's approach to greenhouse gas reduction.
CHEMICAL LASER WEAPON
Revolutionary approach faces significant technical hurdles.
December 13, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
HPV TESTING PROGRAM
Problems remain in the initiative to test high-production-volume chemicals.
MARGARET E. KOSAL
C&EN talks with an inorganic chemist who is applying emerging science to technical security problems.
HINDSIGHTS
Chemists must not forget their role in nuclear weapons control.
December 6, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
LAB REPORT
National Academies offers suggestions on stimulating interdisciplinary research.
November 29, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
HUBBLE TELESCOPE
After 15 years, the aging instrument needs a serious tune-up, but the shuttle fleet that would do it is grounded.
DRUG SAFETY
FDA moves to improve its systems for tracking safety of drugs on the market.
November 22, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CAMPUS CLEANUP
EPA helps schools comply with hazardous waste regulations.
PLANT SECURITY
Unions want workers included in company antiterrorism planning.
November 15, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
FLU VACCINE
Shortage sparks efforts to address vulnerabilities in the U.S. supply chain.
November 8, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NIH FUNDING
Agency balances new road map initiative with traditional, investigator-initiated research grants.
November 1, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Congress will allow certain high-level radioactive waste to be contained by grouting.
STEM CELL POLICY
National Academies committee takes up challenge of developing guidelines for human embryonic stem cell research.
October 25, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
IRAQ
Report discounts threat of weapons of mass destruction, undercuts rationale for war.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Workshop examines the relationship between voluntary corporate programs and mandatory regulations.
October 18, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
SCIENCE POLITICS
Bush and Kerry hold differing views on science and technology issues.
INSIGHTS
U.S. participation in the Kyoto protocol could influence the process.
October 11, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
RISK TAKERS
New NSF program encourages researchers to tackle high-risk problems in chemistry.
EMISSIONS CUT
A dozen states join ranks to ensure diesel engine emissions standards take effect.
HINDSIGHTS
The one true weapon of mass destruction is the nuclear weapon.
October 4, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
SHARING RESOURCES
NIH policy reaffirms the agency's position and mandates that researchers include specific plans for sharing model organisms.
OCEAN ENERGY
Entrepreneurs hope to market clean, affordable electricity from the power of tides, waves, or any water in motion.
September 27, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
FINE PARTICLES
EPA's data on particulates' health effects may be a prelude to tougher regulations for air emissions.
SUICIDE RISK
FDA advisory panel strongly urges adding warning labels to antidepressants used by minors.
September 20, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
DRUG PRICING AND NIH
Advocacy group requests that NIH use its rights under the Bayh-Dole Act to ensure reasonable drug prices.
CLEAN-COAL ENERGY
U.S.'s largest electricity producer intends to build a power plant that could change the energy picture for the nation.
INSIGHTS
House budget cuts will hurt NSF research and education programs.
September 13, 2004
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Next generations of reactors will have evolutionary and revolutionary designs.
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
DRUG DATABASE
Concern over antidepressants heats up the debate over making clinical trial results public.
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS
Congress looks for ways to revamp oversight of intelligence and homeland security.
September 6, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
ACCIDENTAL POLLUTION
Emissions from nonroutine activities, allowable under the Clean Air Act, are considerable.
August 30, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
DUPONT'S PFOA WOES
Reports of contamination and possible health effects have company testing compound it believes is safe.
TITLE IX
GAO finds federal science agencies lax in enforcing anti-gender discrimination law.
August 23, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NIST'S NEW DIGS
Advanced Measurement Laboratory raises the bar on stringent control of the lab environment.
HRATCH G. SEMERJIAN
C&EN talks with NIST's acting director, whose enthusiasm for research is contagious.
ILLEGAL ADVANTAGES
EPA's plan to offset illegal competitive advantage by fining violators has flaws, some say.
August 16, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
POLITICIZATION OF SCIENCE
Scientists and policy experts focus on ensuring balanced federal advisory committees and retaining top government science experts.
August 9, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
REFINING RISK ASSESSMENT
EPA will consider the unique properties of metals in its risk assessments.
August 2, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
DAVID KAY
Former head of CIA's weapons investigation group in Iraq discusses the lessons learned from the search for weapons of mass destruction.
July 26, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NUCLEAR UNCLEAR
Issues old and new combine to raise doubts about the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
RICHARD T. JOHNSON
C&EN talks with pioneer neuroscientist about ways to improve the U.S. prion research program.
July 19, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
STEM CELL STUDY
Federal policy limits research that may lead to clinical therapies.
July 12, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
MERCURY EMISSIONS
EPA's regulation has been stalled for a decade, but its alternative proposals have many critics.
July 5, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
EARLY-CAREER GRANTS
Workshop seeks ways to help investigators obtain their first major NIH grants.
June 28, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
REACH'S TRADE ISSUES
American Chemistry Council is concerned that EU's chemical regulation plan may violate international trade rules.
PATENTS FOR PARTNERS
Pending legislation would provide protections for collaborative researchers.
June 21, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
SOLAR ENERGY
With scientific breakthroughs on the horizon and production costs dropping, advocates say solar energy is on the cusp of a huge expansion.
REGULATION
Dietary supplement producers come under scrutiny as critics demand that FDA regulate these products.
INSIGHTS
Ronald Reagan left an R&D legacy filled with controversy.
June 14, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Health and safety concerns are on the agenda of Institute of Medicine workshop.
June 7, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
EPA SECURITY
Agency's homeland security research focuses on water systems and building decontamination, but funding may be cut.
MICHAEL A. LEVI
C&EN talks with Brookings Institution scholar about best ways to offer science advice to Congress.
May 31, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
DOE says new studies justify its design for nuclear waste repository.
May 24, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
JEREMY BERG
New leader of National Institute of General Medical Sciences sees the power of chemistry working with biology.
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY
Court rules in favor of World War II contractor in a dispute over Superfund cleanup costs.
May 17, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
ENERGY CRISIS
Amid skyrocketing natural gas prices, U.S. chemical producers consider alternative fuels.
INSIGHTS
Restrictive clauses in university research awards undermine the success of open federal funding.
May 10, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
REACH PROPOSAL
Key players from U.S. and Europe share views on imminent EU legislation.
CHEMICAL ARMS DESTRUCTION
Obstacles to complying with Chemical Weapons Convention raise proliferation issues.
HINDSIGHTS
A debate centers on whether the U.S. should build more nuclear weapons.
May 3, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
R&D FORUM
AAAS meeting highlights factors that project a dismal outlook for U.S. science enterprise.
April 26, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NUCLEAR WASTE
Railroads will move radioactive waste across the U.S. to Yucca Mountain.
CHILDHOOD HEALTH STUDY
Dearth of federal funding threatens to put largest study of childhood diseases on hold.
April 19, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NANOTECH INITIATIVE
Experts from academia, industry, and government assess the state of the field and its future direction.
HINDSIGHTS
Employment data are the focus of partisan disputes.
April 12, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
PRESCRIPTION PERIL
Numerous compounding pharmacies do not operate within the law.
DESTROYING THE CHEMICAL ARSENAL
Army's plan for off-site treatment of neutralized waste from nerve agent destruction triggers public opposition.
April 5, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
TOXICITY STUDIES
New model for extrapolating low-dose effects from high-dose tests sparks debate.
March 29, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CHEMICAL GENOMICS
Chemistry and biology are once again coming together to address challenging biological systems.
POPS TREATY
Congress debates how the U.S. should implement the persistent organic pollutants global pact.
March 22, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CHEMICAL REGULATION
SOCMA/ACC conference focused on European legislation and EPA policies.
FOOD SAFETY
Pressure mounts for the creation of a single, independent agency in the U.S.
March 15, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
MISSING MERCURY
Regulation for reducing mercury emissions shines spotlight on chlor-alkali plants.
PIONEER AWARD
NIH establishes new grant program for high-risk, potentially high-impact medical research.
INSIGHTS
The lingering question: Why did leaders ignore experts' advice about Iraq's weapons?
March 8, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
SCIENCE POLICY
Hot topics of the past year are addressed at AAAS annual meeting.
HINDSIGHTS
Implications of women becoming better educated than men could prove profound.
March 1, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
BUSH'S SPACE PLAN
President announces new vision for NASA's mission to the moon and beyond.
ANNISTON ARSENAL
Facility struggles to dispose of aging rockets filled with the nerve agent GB.
February 23, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CLEAN COAL
New technologies promise to deliver more electricity with zero emissions. So why aren't they catching on?
MERCURY IN VACCINES
Institute of Medicine hears conflicting evidence about whether vaccine preservative causes autism.
February 16, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
FEDERAL R&D
Proposed fiscal 2005 budget emphasizes defense and homeland security.
February 9, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NIH ETHICS
Conflict-of-interest allegations result in a congressional hearing and internal investigations.
February 2, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
A FEDERAL CASE
Controversy surrounds White House plan for peer review of science used for federal regulation.
January 26, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK
A divided Senate and a presidential election could make it hard for Congress to pass much legislation this year.
January 19, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
ENERGY BILL REDUXE
Senate once again takes up energy legislation; bill's fate hangs on two votes needed to break filibuster.
INSIGHTS
Europe faces many issues as it attempts to fashion a continent-wide R&D infrastructure.
January 12, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
BIOTECH WHEAT'S INTENSE DEBATE
Growers and food processors may not accept the crop even if it passes government hurdles
January 5, 2004
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
TRADE
U.S. corporate tax break has European Union poised for trade war while Congress dawdles.
