Table Of Contents: Volume 84, Number 7: February 13, 2006
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Custom Chemicals
With a cautious outlook and new European regulations, providers struggle to stand out from the competition.
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News of the Week
Gains And Losses Mark 2007 Budget
Increases in some programs are offset by losses at NIH and other agencies.
Negotiators Finish Pact On Chemical Management
Deal provides voluntary guidelines listing policy options.
Structure Of A Key Part Of Telomerase
Work could aid search for selective anticancer agents that target telomerase.
Breakup Planned For Akzo Nobel
Dutch firm to split off pharma unit, leaving chemicals and coatings.
Asbestos Fund
Senate Debates Asbestos Bill, But Measure Faces Strong Opposition.
Huntsman Rejects Takeover Offers
Company says the proposals do not reflect its true value.
Niche Technique No More
Supercritical fluid chromatography separates polypeptides 40 amino acids long.
Vancomycin Redesigned
Antibiotic of last resort is modified to combat bacterial resistance.
Business (Subscriber Content)
Breaking Through
Printable electronics is attracting growing interest and is gearing up for commercial applications.
Teaching An Old Drug New Tricks
Gene Logic is convincing big pharma to take another look at abandoned drugs.
Strategies Shift In Contract Biologics
Some fine chemicals makers pull back, while others push ahead on commercial production.
Government & Policy (Subscriber Content)
Gender Equity
Workshop looks at ways to make academic chemistry department positions more inviting to women.
Energy For A Sustainable Future
Experts discuss integration of climate-change concerns into energy planning, research priorities.
Drug And Oil Profits: How Much Is Enough?
Big profits for ExxonMobil and Pfizer raise issues as many people struggle with costs of gasoline and health.
Science & Technology (Subscriber Content)
The Great Unplugging
Hunger for mobility energizes the battery business, drives efforts to develop longer lasting batteries.
Naked-Eye Sensors Detect Anions
Thiourea-based colorimetric sensors recognize biologically important anions in aqueous solution.
Research Lab Disbanded
Mass layoffs at Arizona State's Cancer Research Institute underscore conflict, politics.
Radicals Tell Mice What's Up and Down
Reactive oxygen species are found to play a role in helping mice develop a sense of balance.
Inside Instrumentation
Technology and Business News for the Laboratory World.
Books
ACS News
Legislative Affairs Readies For Action
New director focuses staff on bolstering U.S. competitiveness and innovation.
Training For A Chemistry Olympiad
Successful competitions depend on the hard work of bright students and generous volunteers.
Awards
2006 ACS National Awards
Eisenthal, Huff, Lyon, Meyer, Schrock, and Walker.
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