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NEWS OF THE WEEK
			ZERO EXPANSION Electrically conducting YbGaGe maintains its size when heated.
			GE TO BUY AMERSHAM Amersham's imaging agents draw GE to $9.5 billion deal.
			FIGHTING FAKE DRUGS FDA meeting addresses how to counter growing threat.
			TAILOR-MADE ORGANIC CRYSTALS Strategy yields molecular crystals with perfectly predictable architecture.
			PATENT CEASE-FIRE Monsanto and Bayer settle some disputes on crop technologies.
			PRION PROTEIN METAMORPHOSIS RNA may catalyze normal proteins' change to infectious form.
			TISSUE ENGINEERING Polymer support helps embryonic stem cells grow into viable tissues.
			PROTEIN ASSEMBLY ACTIVE IN AEROGEL Cytochrome c composite material could serve as NO sensor.
			IBM'S CHEMICAL USE ON TRIAL Workers with cancer sue IBM and its chemical suppliers over exposures.

COVER STORY
			9/11 URBAN AEROSOLS Scientists work to understand the complex mixture of dust, powder, and smoke released from ruins of the World Trade Center.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			EUROPEAN CONFAB Society of Chemical Industry attendees focus on China, chemicals policy.
			EMERGING THERAPEUTICS Cancer drugs combining radioisotopes and monoclonal antibodies promise new source of profits.
			PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH Directors of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery discuss challenges at ACS-sponsored forum.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			NATURAL GAS Prices will remain high next year, even though gas inventory is now at normal levels.
			INSIGHTS Bush Administration's latest plan for climate-change research offers little hope of addressing a growing problem.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			BACTERIAL BUILDERS Microbial metabolism may be major player in geochemical processes.
			CRITTER CHEMISTRY Zinc ions give clam worms extra-tough jaws

ACS NEWS
			NATIONAL HISTORIC CHEMICAL LANDMARK Key facility in development of high-performance carbon fibers is designated.

AWARDS
			NOMINATIONS FOR 2005 ACS NATIONAL AWARDS
			2002-03 STUDENT AFFILIATE CHAPTER RECOGNITION
			IN NYC, CHEMISTS GET HEROES' WELCOME Researchers from four drug companies are honored for their contributions to children's health

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