ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS:  9
CMA, EPA collaborate to find out why companies don't always comply.

BOC ACCEDES TO BUYOUT: 9
British gases company will be split 50-50 by Air Products, Air Liquide.

CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD: 10
U.S. team takes three golds, a silver, and first place overall in Bangkok.

SUPERHEAVY DEBUTS: 11
International team based in Dubna produces element 114 isotope with five-second half-life.

MOLECULAR CHIP: 11
Organic logic gates based on rotaxanes function like silicon counterparts.

AGBIOTECH: 12
USDA acts to increase effectiveness of and confidence in its regulatory efforts.

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES:  15

FLAT-SCREEN DISPLAYS: 19
Markets are booming, and chemical companies are developing better performing, lower cost materials.

EURO: 29
European chemical exporters don't mind that the EU's single currency has fallen steadily against the dollar.

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: 30
UN report cites poor economies, poverty, and internal unrest as chronic problems.

ROBERT ROSENTHAL: 32
C&EN talks with the president of Perkin Elmer LLC.

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES:  34

VARMUS' E-BIOMED: 37
NIH director defends electronic publishing proposal, forges ahead.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: 40
NIH leads federal R&D agencies in licensing its inventions.

BIOENGINEERED FOODS: 42
Without a global dialogue, the benefits of this technology may not be realized.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES:  44

ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY: 47
Nation's first biomedical research facility charts a future in interdisciplinary research.

FINE CHEMICALS: 65
Proprietary technologies and the strength of life sciences markets keep companies healthy.

BIOCATALYSIS:  87
Fine chemicals firms that want to survive in the future need to harness biology and chemistry.

CHEMJOBS:  92
Online database and job bank help ACS members seeking employment and companies looking to hire chemists.

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