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Quote of the Week
"If we could get the boron
concentrated in the [tumor cell]
nucleus, we wouldn't need to deliver
as much, and if we did deliver as
much, we would surely have a dead
cell on our hands." M. Frederick Hawthorne, professor of
chemistry, UCLA page 26
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
DUPONT GOES FOR SEEDS: 6
Acquisition of Pioneer Hi-Bred for
$7.7 billion would make it an
agbiotech leader. CELL-MEMBRANE MIMICS: 7
Tiny reaction vessels allow study of biochemical reactions on a molecular scale. PREPARING FOR Y2K: 7
Computer snafus unlikely to cause
calamitous releases of toxic chemicals, says chemical safety board. SMALLPOX VIRUS: 8
Fear of clandestine stocks, loss of
research opportunities argue against
destruction of reposited strains. ALBRIGHT & WILSON: 8
Rhodia tops Albemarle's $657 million
purchase offer with one of $738 million. QUICKER MERGER: 9
Hoechst and Rhône-Poulenc to complete plans by year's end. INJECTABLE IMPLANTS: 9
Hydrogels inserted under the skin
can be polymerized in place. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 11
BREAST IMPLANT FINALE?: 13
Dow Corning's reorganization plan
would fund implant claims and bring
bankruptcy lawsuits to a close. PHOSPHATE CHEMICALS: 17
A traditional industry reinvents itself
through business deals and a new
method for making phosphoric acid. CHEMICAL LIBRARIES: 20
ChiroChem announces its first product offering--four libraries of single-isomer chiral compounds. GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 22
MEASURING SCIENCE: 23
Even with performance plans set with
Congress--as required by GPRA--
science agencies struggle with yardsticks for basic research. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 25
NEUTRON CAPTURE: 26
Selective 10B-containing compounds
aim to destroy cancer cells in revived
therapy. OLIGOSACCHARIDES: 30
Computer program guides selection
of protected building blocks for carbohydrate synthesis. PRIESTLEY MEDAL
COVER STORY PROFILE: 33
Ronald Breslow, 1999 Priestley Medalist, has a penchant for making new
molecules. ADDRESS: 37
Breslow describes challenges and
rewards of being a faculty member at
a research university. THE DEPARTMENTS
2 LETTERS
3 EDITOR'S PAGE
41 AWARDS
42 PEOPLE
56 NEWSCRIPTS
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