MICROFABRICATION:  4
New technique can be used to build tiny electrode systems, other devices.

NODAVIRUS INFECTION: 5
Experiments back proposed mechanism for viruses' infection method.

MORE RAIL WOES: 5
Breakup of Conrail causes service problems for chemical producers.

WATER TREATMENT DEAL: 6
French utility Suez Lyonnaise buys Nalco Chemical for $4.1 billion.

JOC EDITOR NAMED:  6 University of Utah's Peter Stang will be editor-in-chief of Journal of Organic Chemistry.

FOOD BAN IN EUROPE:  7
EU ministers support moratorium on selling genetically modified foods.

R&D SHORTFALLS: 7
National Academies forum airs concerns about U.S. R&D funding.

NEWS FOCUS

BIOTERRORISM:   8
A program to combat the threat is needed, but has enough scientific input gone into development of the current plan?

BUSINESS CONCENTRATE:  18

ETHYLENE MARKET:   20
Key raw material for petrochemicals producers is in short supply.

DEGUSSA-HÜLS:   22
Smooth meshing of different corporate cultures speeds success in recent merger.

ALLIEDSIGNAL:   24
Growth of pharmaceutical fine chemicals unit depends on shift from intermediates to active ingredients.

BUSINESS INSIGHTS:   25
Cutting the workweek and adding an energy tax won't keep European industry competitive.

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES:  26

AIR POLLUTION:   27
EPA proposes new plan for reducing emissions after setbacks in court.

PORK-BARREL BILLS:   28
Routing of federal funds to local projects peeves Sen. John McCain.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES:  29

GREEN CHEMISTRY:   30
Presidential awards recognize environmentally friendly technologies.

CATALYSIS MEETING:   33
More than 500 presentations describe advances and accomplishments.

G-QUADRUPLEXES:   36
Small organic compounds can accelerate formation of structures from single-stranded DNA.

PINCER CATALYSTS:   37
Linear -olefins can be made by catalytic dehydrogenation of n-alkanes.

CALLS FOR PAPERS:   41
ACS meetings calls for papers, ACS meetings calendar 1999-2010, and C&EN calendar of scientific events.

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