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ENERGY SECURITY UPGRADES: 9
DOE Secretary Richardson announces sweeping reforms, seeks help from
scientists to keep labs accessible. NANOSCALE ID: 9
Infrared atomic force microscope
characterizes materials chemically. OXYGENATES OVERRATED: 10
NRC finds adding MTBE or ethanol
to gasoline does little to reduce smog. PROTEIN DESIGN: 11
Size, complexity, and folding pattern
of de novo protein resembles that of
natural proteins. CHEMICAL-RISK SCENARIOS: 11
Senate environment committee acts to
restrict public access to facility plans. SPECIALTY CHEMICALS: 12
Two investment groups will buy
AstraZeneca's specialty businesses
for $2.1 billion. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD: 12
NSF's policy-making body meets, environmental task force report delayed. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 15
CHEMICAL EARNINGS: 18
First-quarter earnings are down, but by
less than in the two preceding quarters, possibly presaging an upturn. DRUG EARNINGS: 25
Trend of double-digit growth for drug
company sales and earnings continues. ALAN SHAW: 30
C&EN talks with the focused managing director of U.K.'s ChiroTech. PALLADIUM MEDAL
EARNEST DEAVENPORT: 31
Eastman Chemical's CEO reflects on
the past and looks forward. GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 35
NIH AND THE PUBLIC: 37
Public advisory council will help NIH
set priorities for budget, other issues. SCIENCE AND STATE: 39
State Department is attempting to integrate science and foreign relations. GOVERNMENT INSIGHTS: 42
Chemical facility inspection law may
cause more problems than it solves. INTERNATIONAL
ARSENIC CATASTROPHE: 45
Bangladesh-born U.S. scientists seek
role in solving water crisis. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 51
COVER STORY TUBERCULOSIS: 52
Genomic data bolster drug discovery
efforts to combat ancient plague. BEAD-BOUND SENSORS: 73
Linking a fluorescent sensor to a solid
support could aid catalyst discovery. EDUCATION
BIOSPHERE 2: 79
Columbia University's reinvented center offers unique opportunity to study
environmental issues. ACS NEWS
CHEMICAL LANDMARK: 80
Percy Julian's first total synthesis of
physostigmine commemorated. THE DEPARTMENTS
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