NEWS OF THE WEEK
			SEXUAL CHEMISTRY Researchers explore role of arginase in female sexuality.
			MILLENNIUM LOSSES Company CEO resigns as board suspends dividends.
			SWEET PROTEINS New chemical method distinguishes sugar-modified proteins.
			NIH OUTSOURCING For the first time, science jobs may face competitive review.
			COMBINATORIAL COUP Symyx will help ExxonMobil find new petrochemicals catalysts.
			GAS ADDITIVE GETS SUBTRACTED Declining use of MTBE wallops Texas chemical producers.
			CALIFORNIA GASOLINE Court rules that EPA must reconsider forcing the state to use ethanol once MTBE is banned.
			BIOLOGICAL MACHINES Computational method sheds light on ribosome motion.
			TEACHING CHEMISTRY Ciba Specialty Chemicals hosts annual High School Chemistry Institute.

COVER STORY
			DRUG DISCOVERY Pharmaceutical firms work to commercialize the genomics revolution, often turning to smaller companies for biomarker discovery.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			GLOBAL TOP 50 Dow leads the list again in 2002, a year marked by mixed performances throughout the chemical industry.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			PORT SECURITY Chemical companies face regulations intended to make U.S. ports safe from terrorist attacks.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			ART FROM ANTIQUITY New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases Near East art from the third millennium B.C.
			CATALYST RESEARCH IN MEXICO State-run oil industry's needs for new catalysts shape research in the country's universities and national lab.
			WHAT'S THAT STUFF? Monosodium l-glutamate adds a unique boost to food flavors.
			DIGITAL BRIEFS New Software And Websites For The Chemical Enterprise.

ACS NEWS
			OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM THE JUNE BOARD MEETING
			ACS COUNCIL FACES LIGHT AGENDA IN NEW YORK

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