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Quote of the Week
"One of the exciting things about
biotechnology is that it has really
improved our chemistry. People
often forget that because they get
carried away by the sexy plants." Nigel Poole, Zeneca page 21
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: 11
Structures of polycrystalline samples
yield to new X-ray technique. TROUBLE AT GENENTECH: 12
Growth hormone marketing practices
may result in $50 million settlement. TWIST ON VANCOMYCIN: 12
Adding different sugars shows there's
more than one way to kill bacteria. HUNSTMAN EXPANDS: 13
Company buys four ICI businesses
for $2.8 billion. METEOR FINDINGS: 13
Leonid observations produce first
molecular spectra of a comet's aura. WATERMAN AWARD: 14
NSF's top prize for young researchers
recognizes Stanford's Chaitan Khosla. GENOME MAPPING: 14
New consortium sets two-year,
$45 million effort. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 17
COVER STORY AG BIOTECH: 21
Transgenic crops and cutting-edge
technologies are transforming agrochemicals and agriculture. BAYER'S FINE CHEMICALS: 37
Company plans to beef up custom
manufacturing in North America. GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 38
SECRECY IN SCIENCE: 39
Motives for secrecy in scientific research have changed from national
security to industrial profit making. CHEMICAL ARMS TREATY: 42
Only the U.S., of all nations with a
major chemical industry, remains out
of compliance. GOVERNMENT INSIGHTS: 45
Congress initiates its annual budget
fandango. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 47
MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE:
1
Self-assembled polymeric materials
may play a key role in fabrication of
nanodevices and molecular machinery. GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS: 59
Genetics-based technologies promise
to speed the discovery of new
medicines. PERCY JULIAN: 68
100th anniversary of birth of distinguished black chemist celebrated.
HOLLYWOOD CHEMISTRY: 68
Movie-style chemistry was on display
at ACS meeting. PEOPLE
GUSSMAN'S PASSION: 70
Three museums are recipients of a
chemical engineer's art collection. ACS NEWS
ACTIONS IN ANAHEIM 78
Council and board decide a variety of
matters. THE DEPARTMENTS
5 EDITOR'S PAGE
8 LETTERS
75 BOOKS
79 AWARDS
80 MEETINGS 96 NEWSCRIPTS
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