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How to Advertise     News of the Week Raising Science Profile at EPA Business Semiconductor Suppliers International Global Top 50 Science/Technology Visualizing Genetic Variation Magically Encoding Molecular Ink Table of Contents July 24, 2000 Volume 78, Number 30 CENEAR 78 30 p. 3 NEWS OF THE WEEK Raising Science Profile at EPA House members consider science czar for agency. Railroad Mergers Called Off Appeals court decision upholding 15-month moratorium ends deal. High-Tech Workforce Needs Participation of women and minorities is critical, panel says. Acrylics in South America? Brazil says conditional yes to BASF/Petrobras plant proposal. Straight-Chain Alkylbenzenes Reaction is regioselective and relatively simple. Ambidextrous RNA Sequence folds two different ways; each shape has different catalytic activity. Pesticides Get a Boost NRC panel sees no reason to abandon synthetic products. BUSINESS Business Concentrates Second-Quarter Stocks' Status Chemical stock prices dropped; drug and biotech stocks continued to rise. Semiconductor Suppliers Healthy situation for semiconductor makers is good for gas and chemical producers. INTERNATIONAL COVER STORY Global Top 50 BASF leads ranking of worldwide chemical producers for fourth year in a row. GOVERNMENT & POLICY Government Concentrates Conserving Energy Report identifies six chemical process chains as key to cutting chemical industry's energy use. Fate of R&D Database RAND wants to sell its Radius system, which tracks federal budget data, to NSF for $7 million. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY Science/Technology Concentrates Visualizing Genetic Variation Carbon-nanotip atomic force microscopy is used to image markers on DNA in promising diagnostics method. Magically Encoding "Lucky charms" combinatorial technique is based on solid-phase material in breakfast-cereal shapes. Molecular Ink Localized reactions imprint structures of molecules on underlying substrates. Making Nanotools Symposium explores how NIH can commit to nanofabrication development. 220th ACS NATIONAL MEETING Final Program Schedule of technical papers to be presented in Washington, D.C.; description of exhibitors. THE DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters People   Newscripts

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