EARNINGS:   9
For 19 reporting chemical companies, first-quarter earnings are down an average of 12%.

A BETTER BATTERY?:   10
Lithium polymer electrolyte's novel structure may lead to better conductivity.

BIOHYBRID KIDNEY:   10
Thanks to bioengineering, artificial kidney functions more like a real one.

LIFE'S WORK HONORED:  11
Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award goes to chemist Stephanie Kwolek.

DEFORMED FROGS:   11
Parasitic worms shown to cause growth of extra limbs at 12 localities in four states.

PESTICIDES:   12
Advocacy groups' representatives resign from EPA risk reassessment committee.

NEW NAS MEMBERS:   12
Science academy elects 60 new members and 15 foreign associates.

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES:  15

COVER STORY

TOP 75:   19
DuPont remains the largest U.S. chemical producer, but it heads a list shortened by mergers and acquisitions.

BUSINESS INSIGHTS:   25
China wants to join the World Trade Organization, and chemical industry thinks that's a fine idea.

JURGEN STRUBE:   27
BASF'S chairman and SCI Centenary Medalist reflects on an international career.

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES:31

AAAS R&D COLLOQUIUM:   33
Policy experts use annual gathering to address funding issues, flat budget, and challenges of global economy.

CO₂ SEQUESTRATION:   37
Energy Department issues report in support of method to reduce future atmospheric CO₂ levels.

MARYE ANNE FOX:   41
NC State's new chancellor positions university as engine for economic growth.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES:39

PHOTOCHEMISTRY:   46
Technique uses contoured surfaces to control aim of reactant molecules and positions of target species.

BLACK CHEMISTS MEETING:   47
Annual NOBCChE conference highlights tools for success in new millennium.

"OF FLIES, MICE AND MEN":   49
Nobel Prize-winning author takes readers on an odyssey of recent findings in molecular biology.

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