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Table of Contents
September 18, 2000
Volume 78, Number 38
CENEAR 78 38 p. 3
| NEWS OF THE WEEK |
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Boosting Superconductivity
Replacing yttrium ions with calcium ions at YBCO grain boundaries increases current-carrying capacity. |
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Oil Prices Exact a Toll
Chemical companies revise third- quarter earnings estimates downward. |
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Improving the Lot of Postdocs
These colleagues deserve commensurate pay and benefits, National Academies study concludes. |
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Prion Function
Cellular prion proteins are found to be part of a cell-signaling pathway. |
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Chemical R&D Does Pay
New study finds that a $1.00 investment yields $2.60 in operating profits, on average. |
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Drug Buys
Elan is buying Dura for $1.8 billion, while Genzyme is getting GelTex for $1 billion. |
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ACS Public Service Awards
Reps. Boehlert and Ehlers are honored at Capitol Hill ceremony. |
| GOVERNMENT & POLICY |
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Government Concentrates |
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Auto Technology
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles pumps money into auto research, but critics question priorities. |
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Congress' Agenda
Major task is completing spending bills, but tax, environmental, and trade issues await action. |
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Government Insights
Opponents of doing something about climate change find support in unlikely places. |
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