NEWS OF THE WEEK
			ECONOMIC SUMMIT Meeting of G8 leaders emphasizes security and science and technology-related issues.
			BIOTECH MOMENTUM New product approvals help to restore vigor to the biopharmaceutical industry.
			SCHERING-PLOUGH PROBE Firm's troubled subsidiary anticipates indictment.
			EU DRUG APPROVAL Centralized approach for new drugs will accelerate process.
			HUMAN TEST DATA Court strikes down EPA's refusal to consider human tests of pesticides.
			DOTS EXCITING Quantum dots, combined with multiphoton microscopy and chaperone proteins, show potential biological applications.
			FIGHTING SARS Meeting at NIH helps determine research priorities for attacking the disease.
			DIOXINS DAMAGE Class-action lawsuit is filed against Dow over dioxins contamination.
			GECKO-BASED ADHESIVE New material replicates lizard's impressive ability to stick to surfaces.

COVER STORY
			AGBIOTECH Rift between U.S. and Europe over genetically engineered foods is exacerbated by pending EU labeling and traceability regulations.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			JOHNSON MATTHEY'S PHARMA FORAY Pharm-Eco, Macfarlan Smith add luster to established firm.
			E-BUSINESS News Update For The World Of Business Online

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			TOXICITY DATA Effort to gather basic information on high-production-volume chemicals faces challenges.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			HYDROGEN RESEARCH Workshop focuses on issues related to developing a hydrogen-fuel economy.
			ION CHANNELS Study of voltage-dependent K+ ion channel challenges conventional model of its function.
			RED ROVER NASA's new twin rovers will seek out evidence of water on Mars.

ACS COMMENT
			WIDENING THE PROTECTION UMBRELLA

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