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	Table of Contents April 5, 2004 Volume 82, Number 14 p. 3
	PHARMA OUTSOURCING Four case studies of outsourcing relationships show that good service is rewarded with repeat business.
	COVER: Ultrafine photo

	BUYING MILLENNIUM Lyondell purchase will create third largest publicly traded U.S. chemical company. ACS MEETING WRAP Nanotechnology was a major theme of the society's well-attended spring meeting. ACS AWARDS Janan Hayes Recognized For Service. LAB-ON-A-CHIP New microfluidic device allows complete DNA analysis at low cost. METHYL BROMIDE U.N. continues exemptions to developed countries but stresses need for replacements. PRIESTLEY MEDALIST After 50 years, George Olah is still excited by and active in chemistry teaching and research. NANOTOXIC Brain damage and other physical distress appear in study of nanoparticles in aquatic species. AMGEN GROWTH Buying Tularik for $1.3 billion moves Amgen into small-molecule therapies. WORLD TRADE CENTER DUST Experts struggle to clear up persistent health problems linked to the disaster. PARSONS AWARD North Carolina State University Chancellor Marye Anne Fox is cited for outstanding public service. DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Researchers call on chemistry to clear confusion, determine quality of herbal products.

	BUSINESS CONCENTRATES MEMBRANE EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY Start-up firm MET has established organic solvent nanofiltration, plans to spread technology. NEW BUSINESS MODEL Marketing association members examine how to use the latest business tools to boost the bottom line. FROM THE YANGTZE Young CEO pledges to revitalize a struggling specialty chemicals firm in central China. ECONOMIC DATA Problems with the North American Industry Classification System haven't gone away.

	GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES TOXICITY STUDIES New model for extrapolating low-dose effects from high-dose tests sparks debate.

	SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES THINKING GREEN Benign and sustainable chemistry is on the minds of many in the U.K. HISTONE PROTEOMICS Researchers use a mass spectrometer and database searching to characterize intact proteins. WHAT'S THAT STUFF? Special adhesive developed by 3M has led to ubiquitous and indispensable sticky notes.

	POVERTY AND PROGRESS IN HUNAN PROVINCE A hellish road trip precedes a runaround in Yueyang. MAKING ELECTRONIC PAPER Researchers embed bacterial cellulose with electronic dye. TOP U.S. INSPECTOR BRIEFS CONGRESS Lack of cooperation thwarts effort to define suspected arms programs. THE INSIDE STORY ON FACULTY RECRUITING Graduate students and postdocs hear how to land a position as a professor.

	FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS C&EN survey finds significant delays and application declines for U.S. chemistry departments. NANOKIDS Project uses "character" molecules to draw students into science.

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