NEWS OF THE WEEK
			CURBING EMISSIONS Two senators push for caps on and trading rights for emissions of greenhouse gases.
			LOS ALAMOS IN FLUX Two top officials resign amid charges of fraud and mismanagement.
			BRISTOL-MYERS SETTLES SUITS Firm agrees to pay plaintiffs $670 million in two generics antitrust drug cases.
			MADE FROM SCRATCH Total synthesis of the natural product (+)-13-deoxytedanolide is achieved at Penn.
			IMPROVING SOY PROTEIN DuPont and Bunge form $800 million venture to tap into health food market.
			BIOTECH FOOD REVIEW FAULTED FDA does not have the authority necessary to ensure safety, advocacy group says.
			DNA FROM TNA TEMPLATE Scientists take first successful step in search for polymerase that replicates threonucleic acid.
			DEADLY TOXIN DETECTED British authorities find ricin, equipment to make it in London apartment.

COVER STORY
			WORLD CHEMICAL OUTLOOK The global chemical industry is finally showing signs of recovery, but economic or political instability could bring it crashing down again.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			STOCKS HAVE ANOTHER BAD YEAR Chemical, drug, and biotechnology companies suffered price declines for third straight year.
			E-BUSINESS News Updates For The World Of Business Online

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			TRADE DISPUTE World Trade Organization rejects two U.S. laws that offer tax breaks and "subsidies" to U.S. exporters.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			BIOMOLECULE PROBE Raman optical activity spectroscopy gains importance for investigating solution structure and behavior of biomolecules.
			DRUG HUNTING Anti-idiotypic imprinting and direct molding shape novel bioactive compounds from polymeric cavities and enzyme active sites, respectively.
			DIGITAL BRIEFS New Software And Websites For The Chemical Enterprise

ACS COMMENT
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ACS NEWS
			PRESERVING FROZEN FOOD ADVANCES ACS recognizes efforts of USDA scientists to freeze foods and keep taste intact
			ACS UNVEILS ONLINE RENEWAL SERVICE

ACS NATIONAL AWARDS
			2003 WINNERS Buriak, Christe, Christensen, Dalton, Denmark, Dixon, Eisenberg, Eschenmoser, Ford, Freidinger, and Ganguly.
			RUBBER DIVISION AWARDS

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