NEWS OF THE WEEK
			IMPACT OF SARS The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome in China has begun to affect Asian economy.
			NANO LIGHT SOURCE Electrically driven emitter exploits unique semiconducting properties of carbon nanotubes.
			FIRST-QUARTER EARNINGS High raw material costs and uncertain economic outlook lead to modest gains and losses.
			EUROPEAN EARNINGS No clear pattern emerges in first three months of 2003.
			CHEMICALS PROPOSAL European Commission to release draft policy for managing industrial chemicals.
			PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION Rocket fuel component is found in lettuce.
			CONSOLIDATION Pfizer's integration of Pharmacia will likely lead to job cuts among the 130,000 total employees.
			NEW NAS MEMBERS National Academy of Sciences elects 72 members at its annual meeting.
			BEAUTIFUL MOLECULES Researchers unveil striking examples of inorganic fullerene-like structures.
			INVENTIVE CAREER Lucrative Lemelson-MIT Prize is awarded to Leroy E. Hood.

COVER STORY
			CHIRAL CHEMISTRY Single-enantiomer drugs have a commanding presence in the global pharmaceutical landscape; researchers use chiral switching to develop better versions of drugs.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			POWER TRIANGLE North Carolina's Research Triangle Park is a boomtown of biotech start-ups.
			PATENT REVAMP European Union compromises allow for a lower cost patent valid for the entire bloc.
			BRASKEM'S TROUBLES New Brazilian petrochemical giant works to tie up structural loose ends and reduce its debt.
			INSIGHTS For specialty chemicals business, bigger has not proven to be better.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			UNDERSTANDING RISK Conference takes a historical look at the evolution of risk assessment.
			SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY Effects of war in Iraq and terrorism are themes of 28th annual AAAS colloquium.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			LONG-TERM RESEARCH Experts explore new paradigms for innovation.
			BISPHENOL A Controversy arises over interpretation of new findings that implicate plastics monomer in chromosomal aberrations.
			NOBCChE Conference accentuates the positive and highlights career development.

ACS NEWS
			POSTER CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
			ACS CELEBRATES EARTH DAY

MEETINGS
			35TH GREAT LAKES REGIONAL MEETING

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