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Quote of the Week
"In Taiwan, the discussion is more
likely to be about how much
money will be paid out rather than
environmental issues. And such a
state of affairs does nothing to
improve the environment." Wenent Pan, president, Chinese
Petroleum Corp. page 19
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
NUCLEAR ESPIONAGE: 4
Claims of stolen secrets may impact
DOE's research programs. CROP APPROVAL HALTED: 5
European Commission reacts to Nature
paper. ACOUSTIC HEAT ENGINE: 5
Engine with no moving parts works
as efficiently as many combustion
engines. COMBINATORICS: 6
New technique uses phage as a scaffold to hold the monomeric units
together. PRICE-FIXING FALLOUT: 6
Management shake-ups at vitamin
makers Roche and BASF. CHEMICAL WEAPONS: 7
U.S. funds destruction of former Soviet chemical weapons testing facility. VIRTUAL CHEMISTRY: 7
Brown University unveils $8 million
computer visualization center. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 8
COVER STORY ANIMAL HEALTH: 10
Products for pets are increasingly the
focus in this $15 billion industry. RESTRUCTURED CMA: 15
Industry group's reorganization gets
mostly positive reviews. PHASEOUT UPDATE: 17
Three producers of replacements for
banned foam blowing agent take different paths. TECHNOLOGY GROWTH: 18
Combining chemistry and biology in
industrial processes offers greatest
promise for growth. INTERNATIONAL
TAIWAN POLLUTION: 19
Industry is under attack as Taiwan
struggles to save its environment. GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 25
CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE: 26
Funding bills and Superfund are focus
in Congress. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES:28
METROLOGY IN CHEMISTRY: 29
International program evaluates reliability in analytical measurements,
reveals wide variation in results. FLOPPING TO THE BEAT: 32
Rhythmic stereochemical inversion
observed in supramolecular system. T-CELL RECEPTORS: 34
Antigen-recognizing proteins genetically modified, expressed as library
on the outside of yeast cells. SCIENCE INSIGHTS: 35
Graduate fellowship program for U.S.
immigrants says "Welcome." EDUCATION
CHEMISTRY PH.D. SURVEY: 36
Chemists reflect on the value of their
doctoral degree programs. THE DEPARTMENTS
2 LETTERS
3 EDITOR'S PAGE
38 AWARDS
48 NEWSCRIPTS
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