November 22, 2004 Vol. 82, Iss. 47

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	Table of Contents November 22, 2004 Volume 82, Number 47 p. 3
	METABOLIC SYNDROME Complex set of disorders offers drug development opportunities; a new NMR technique measures low-density lipoproteins.
	COVER: Courtesy of Image Reading Center, St. Luke's Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center and BioDigital Systems

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	FEMALE HEARTS Researchers find links among COX-2, estrogen, and cardiovascular protection in mice. ACS ELECTIONS E. Ann Nalley is voted 2005 ACS president-elect. GRACE'S STRATEGY Firm files plan to emerge from bankruptcy triggered by asbestos liabilities. DISCUSSING STEM CELLS Panel seeks to raise public awareness of U.S. stem cell research policy. NANOTUBE GROWTH Small amounts of water help grow thickets of pure single-walled carbon nanotubes. GULF WAR ILLS New funding for studies of Gulf War syndrome will support research on neurotoxins. POLYSTYRENE VENTURE Nova Chemicals and BP are combining their businesses in Europe. SCIENCE ADVICE Report on selecting federal advisers rejects political questioning. KINASE ANALYSIS Direct assay by mass spectrometry avoids complications.

	BUSINESS CONCENTRATES CYBERSECURITY Chemical industry develops a strategy to combat possible threats from cyberspace. BASF'S STRATEGY Value over volume is working in intermediates division. THAI PETROCHEMICALS Petroleum Institute of Thailand sets ambitious plan. LATIN AMERICA Long-planned petrochemical complexes are coming to fruition. MORPHOCHEM New CEO steers firm toward a more commercial focus.

	GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES CAMPUS CLEANUP EPA helps schools comply with hazardous waste regulations. PLANT SECURITY Unions want workers included in company antiterrorism planning.

	SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES PLAYING AROUND High-quality musical instruments need high-quality materials. WELCH FOUNDATION Chemical research in Texas has benefited mightily from 50-year-old endowment. SEPARATION SCIENCE Ultra-high-pressure chromatography helps researchers achieve the once impossible. NEW PRODUCTS New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.

	NEWSWORTHY College courses highlight the role of chemistry in current events. ASTROCHEMISTRY University of Hawaii's stellar program studies reactions that occur in space.

	MOLECULES OF EVERYDAY LIFE Forging A Eureka Moment

	COMMENT - STRONG NOMINEES, STRONG LEADERS

	2005 ACS ProSpectives Schedule Call For Papers For 2005 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting

	Promoting Diversity

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