NEWS OF THE WEEK
			DRUG DEVELOPMENT New parameter for predicting oral bioavailability of drug candidates.
			BAYER LAUNCH Regulatory ink is barely dry before Bayer CropScience opens its doors.
			BEHIND HOUSTON'S SMOG Reactive olefins in Ship Channel area are source of excessive ozone.
			HUMANS CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE So says the Bush Administration for the first time; human adaptation is best response.
			KYOTO PROTOCOL EU and Japan ratify global warming accord.
			ETHANOL PLANTS TO CUT EMISSIONS EPA tells producers to control emissions of VOCs, CO.
			NITROGLYCERIN DECIPHERED Mitochondrial enzyme plays key role in releasing NO from widely used drug.
			SURFACE SCIENCE Fast lasers and STM team up to elucidate desorption of H2 on silicon.
			STATES SUE OVER TAXOL Bristol-Myers Squibb charged with illegally blocking sale of generic versions of Taxol.

COVER STORY
			CHIRAL CHEMISTRY Pharmaceutical suppliers hope to profit from growing demand for single-enantiomer products; scientists seek new methods for improving the yields of chiral reactions.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			GERMANY'S MERCK Firm reorganizes, but unlike most competitors, keeps both pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
			E-BUSINESS

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			HANFORD SITE Energy Department pushes for accelerated cleanup, while local government and residents question trade-offs for speed.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACES Chemists incorporate bactericidal treatments into clothing, paper, glass, and plastics.
			HINDSIGHTS Biennial NSF report, "Science & Engineering Indicators," documents the changing U.S. scientific workforce.

ACS NEWS
			CHEMICAL LANDMARK Nobel Laureate Albert von Szent-Györgi's pioneering vitamin C research is honored.
			SOCIETY CONVENES FIRST LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT
			PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEPHANTS ARRIVES AT ACS HEADQUARTERS

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