October 25, 2004 Vol. 82, Iss. 43

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	Table of Contents October 25, 2004 Volume 82, Number 43 p. 3
	DIABETES DRUGS Treatment paradigm involving peptide hormone receptor promises new hope for therapy.
	COVER: A mouse pancreas (cell nuclei in blue) contains an Islet of Langerhans with cells that produce the hormones insulin (yellow) and glucagon (pink). Courtesy of J. Michael Rukstalis and Megan V. Johnson, Massachusetts General Hospital

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	REMOTE STEREOCONTROL Stereochemical information can be readily transmitted between two distant chiral centers. CHEMICAL WEAPONS Treaty change would let Libya convert a former mustard agent plant to drug production. FAILING BIODEFENSE Experts from industry, government, and academia view U.S. preparations as inadequate. FLASHY FILMS A camera flash welds polyaniline nanofibers into cross-linked film. NEW IOM MEMBERS Four ACS members have been elected to the National Academies' Institute of Medicine. COX-2 TRIALS Following Vioxx withdrawal, Pfizer plans further study of its own COX-2 inhibitors, Celebrex and Bextra. GENE COUNT A reanalysis of the human genome sequence again pares down the human gene estimate. DYNAMIC MERGER Dynamic Synthesis and Novasep merger will create a new player in fine chemicals. SUPERTHIN FILMS Graphite films as thin as a single atom have been prepared and placed in experimental devices.

	BUSINESS CONCENTRATES NANOMATERIALS Firms seek to fill a niche as defense contractors. REACH POLICY EU's new members prepare themselves for impending chemical industry regulations. GLOBAL PRESENCE Cytec Industries makes a strategic move with the purchase of UCB's Surface Specialties.

	GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES IRAQ Report discounts threat of weapons of mass destruction, undercuts rationale for war. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Workshop examines the relationship between voluntary corporate programs and mandatory regulations.

	SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES IMAGING STUDIES Fluorescent tags and quantum dots shine light on cellular processes. MOLECULAR MACHINES European conference focuses on how to move systems from lab curiosities to components in useful devices. INSIGHTS One doesn't have to be a dyed-in-the-wool chemist to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

	LANDMARK Carl and Gerty Cori are remembered for their pioneering work on glucose metabolism.

	The European Dream

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