NEWS OF THE WEEK
			FEEDSTOCK PRICE HIKE Chemical industry is shaken by recent run-up in costs.
			NERVE GAS SENSOR Novel system uses reactivity with indicator molecules.
			CHICKEN DETECTORS Fowl are used by U.S. troops as sentinels for chemical weapons.
			RISK INDICATORS EPA drafts new guidelines on chemical carcinogens.
			INDUSTRY AND TERRORISM House committee joins Senate in seeking EPA study data.
			FAST SEPARATIONS Microsecond separations could reveal rapid biomolecular events.
			NEW DREYFUS EXEC Foundation names Mark J. Cardillo as executive director.
			ON STRIKE Yale graduate students--including chemists--join picket lines.
			CHANGES AFOOT AT DEGUSSA Shake-up includes new supervisory board chairman.

COVER STORY
			DOUBLE HELIX AT 50 Watson and Crick's discovery of DNA structure defined a biological phenomenon at the chemical level, inspiring chemists.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			EXPANSIVE PLANS Diosynth hopes new plant and acquisitions make it a more versatile supplier of pharmaceutical actives.
			E-RECORD RULE RETHOUGHT FDA reviews electronic data filing rule, which has been a source of confusion and high cost to industry.
			PERKIN MEDALIST William H. Joyce is recognized for his involvement in the creation of the Unipol process.
			E-BUSINESS News Updates For The World Of Business Online.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			BALANCING ACT Bush Administration is accused of making politically motivated appointments to science advisory panels.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			HUMAN BLOOD TYPES Subtle differences in sugars on red blood cell surface are crucial for transplants and transfusions.
			STABLE SEMICONDUCTOR Pt-based organometallic has better environmental stability than virtually all known semiconducting organic polymers.

EDUCATION
			REPLACING THE LECTURE Online conference focuses on alternatives to traditional methods of teaching chemistry.

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