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Quote of the Week
"With results like these, who
wants to be in a hurry?" Chairman and CEO of a
chemical company commenting
on the industry's slowness in
releasing 1998 financial
results.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
CHEMICAL RISK: 9
Houston-area companies present risk
management plans to the public. MITSUBISHI SLIMS DOWN: 9
Japanese chemical firm says it will
close plants, reduce staff, and cut pay. HOLEY POLYMERS: 10
Spheres are template for organic
materials with ordered array of
nanometer-sized holes. SMITHKLINE REFOCUSES: 10
Company takes loss on noncore
businesses; concentrates on pharmaceuticals. DOUBT CAST ON CW CLAIM: 11
Carefully controlled study finds no
trace of chemical weapon precursor
at bombed Sudanese drug plant. SUPERCRITICAL CO2: 12
Benign solvent has unexpected,
dramatic effect in stereocontrolled
synthesis. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 15
LICENSING FOR PROFIT: 19
Large drug companies are deriving
increasing share of revenues from
licensed products. CHEMICAL EARNINGS: 29
Low prices and slow exports drive
down earnings for fourth-quarter
and full-year 1998. PHARMACEUTICAL
EARNINGS: 33
Drug company sales and earnings
are up for fourth quarter and year. GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 36
COVER STORY FEDERAL R&D BUDGET: 37
Total funding falls 1%, but NSF and
NIH will see modest increases. GOVERNMENT INSIGHTS: 49
Citizen activist organizations and
industry clash on information for
consumers in pesticide brochure. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 51
LAB DESIGN: 53
Nurturing research with buildings
that stimulate creativity and foster
interaction among scientists. PROTEIN NMR: 65
Segmental isotope-labeling technique
opens large proteins to the power of
NMR structural determinations. POLYANILINE SYNTHESIS: 68
Horseradish peroxidase provides
clean route to conducting polymer. WHAT'S THAT STUFF?: 70
The stretchy world of spandex. THE DEPARTMENTS
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