November 29, 2004 Vol. 82, Iss. 48

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	Table of Contents November 29, 2004 Volume 82, Number 48 p. 1
	HUBBLE TELESCOPE After 15 years, the aging instrument needs a serious tune-up, but the shuttle fleet that would do it is grounded.
	COVER: Hubble has provided countless images from space, including this 2004 image of an expanding halo of light around V838 Monocerotis--a distant star 20,000 light-years away from Earth. NASA Photo

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	2005 BUDGET Congress passed a $388 billion omnibus spending bill with at best modest increases for science and technology agencies. BIOLOGICS PACT AstraZeneca and Cambridge Antibody Technology join forces to pursue monoclonal antibody research. NANOMATERIALS Carbosilane-type dendrimers assemble themselves around a template to form mesoporous nanocomposites. PEAPOD POLYMER Inside a single-walled carbon nanotube, fullerene epoxide polymerizes to form a linear chain. NEW CEO FOR GRACE Fred Festa will take Paul Norris' place in May. DISPUTED HISTORY Elias J. Corey's claim to have originated the idea behind the Woodward-Hoffmann rules is unfair, Roald Hoffmann says.

	BUSINESS CONCENTRATES OLIGONUCLEOTIDES Therapeutic setbacks give pause to firms that supply the drug industry. BUYER BEWARE Rhodia's purchase of a Chinese producer revealed a dirty and dangerous workplace.

	GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES DRUG SAFETY FDA moves to improve its systems for tracking safety of drugs on the market.

	SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES CATALYST DESIGN Advanced computational methods guide modern catalysis research. RIBOSOMES Several research groups work to clarify the underlying mechanism of the ribosome. INSIGHT It might be time to move on from the theme of chemistry as the central science. DIGITAL BRIEFS New Software And Websites For The Chemical Enterprise.

	NOMINATIONS FOR 2006 ACS NATIONAL AWARDS Nominations for 51 national awards administered by the American Chemical Society to be presented in 2006 are being solicited. ORGANIC GRADUATE FELLOWS ANNOUNCED

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