Total Synthesis Of Telomerase Agent

Natural product has been a focus of efforts by several synthetic groups.

Lonza Fortifies Peptides Business

Swiss firm underscores fine chemicals leadership with purchase of UCB unit.

Alcohols Oxidized Without Solvent

Green approach to aldehyde synthesis employs gold-palladium catalyst.

Tufts Report Anticipates Upturn

Cites drugmakers' actions to accelerate drug development.

Emissions Strategy

Six Countries Vow To Fight Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Protect Economic Growth.

New Arctic Area Opened To Drilling

Production in oil- and gas-rich Alaskan reserve could begin as soon as the winter of 2007–08.

Making Nanotubes SuperStretchy

Rigid carbon structures become superplastic at high temperatures.

New Class Of Topoisomerase

Crystal structure of archaeal enzyme reveals that it is a unique type.

Business Concentrates

Bhopal's Wound

More than 21 years after the disaster, there is no agreement on how to clean up old Union Carbide site.

Government & Policy Concentrates

Oversight Needed For Biotech Crops

USDA's inspector general finds major problems in monitoring field trials of genetically engineered crops.

Science & Technology Concentrates

Gentler X-Ray Spectroscopy

Symposium focuses on analytical applications of absorption and emission methods.

Seeking Chemical Clues To Earthquakes

Scientists are drilling miles into Earth to probe the chemistry and mechanics of the San Andreas Fault.

New Products

New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.

Flavor Chemistry

For those with analytical skills, job prospects in the food and beverage industries continue to look good.

PITTCON 2006

Annual conference will return to sunny Orlando.

Calls For Abstracts: Great Lakes, Northwest Regional Meetings

2006 ACS National Awards

Ball, Bernasek, Caprioli, Dumesic, Fahrenholtz, Marbury, and Prakash.

Darwin's Genius

Letters

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