Table of Contents - January 5, 2004

NEWS OF THE WEEK
			REGENERATIVE MEDICINE A synthetic small molecule can turn differentiated cells back into progenitor cells.
			HEART-SMART PFIZER Acquisition of Esperion strengthens company's status as the leading purveyor of heart disease therapies.
			CUTTING MERCURY Some chlor-alkali producers must cut mercury emissions under new EPA regulation.
			MAD COW QUANDARY Scientists say government has no real data on prevalence of mad cow disease in the U.S.
			TEST MARKET Outlook is positive for manufacturers of diagnostic tests for mad cow disease.
			SEEING INFRARED Space-based NASA observatory reveals out-of-this-world organic chemistry.
			NEW SOURCE REVIEWED Federal court blocks a rule that would ease pollution control requirements.
			LADDERANES Solid-state synthesis yields gram amounts of ladder-shaped hydrocarbons.
			PHARMACOPEIA SPLIT Firm will continue as software vendor Accelrys after spinning off drug discovery subsidiary.

COVER STORY

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
ACS President Charles P. Casey addresses the many challenges facing chemists and how to convert these challenges into opportunities.

COVER: Photo by Peter Cutts

BUSINESS

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

IRELAND TAKES THE LEAD
Irish presidency of the EU will provide a strong voice in shaping new chemicals policy.

INSIGHTS
Research chemists are the new foot soldiers for ensuring environmental, health, and safety performance of products.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES

TRADE
U.S. corporate tax break has European Union poised for trade war while Congress dawdles.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES

MATERIALS RESEARCH
Topics at annual meeting include nanostructuring, biomaterials, nanotubes, and hydrogen-storage materials.

SUSTAINABILITY
EPA student competition spotlights need for green products and processes.

WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Champagne's characteristic effervescence is caused by fermentation and governed by Henry's law.

ACS NATIONAL AWARDS

2004 WINNERS
Ellis, Espenson, Finlayson-Pitts, Fleming, Fukuyama, Greer, Hammack, Houghten, Kuck, and Lobo.

EMPLOYMENT

CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS
Technicians have become an integral part of both process and research labs.

THE DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS

ACS NEWS

PEOPLE

NEWSCRIPTS