Table Of Contents: Volume 84, Number 34: August 21, 2006
COVER STORY
R&D Takes Off In Shanghai
Chemical and drug companies rush to set up corporate laboratories, straining the availability of qualified scientists.
News of the Week
Retaining Efficacy Against Evasive HIV
Darunavir analog to AIDS-virus shapeshifters: Resistance may be futile.
AIDS Progress
Lower drug prices are helping the fight against HIV/AIDS in poor countries.
Congress To Probe Oil Field Shutdown
Hearing in September will examine BP's management at Prudhoe Bay.
Dell Recalls Lithium Batteries
Energy-packed chemical reaction can lead to fire under certain conditions.
Nature Inspires Building Design
Energy-packed chemical reaction can lead to fire under certain conditions.
Avian Influenza: A Hole In One
Cavity in N1 enzyme of H5N1 flu virus could be exploited for new flu drugs.
Plavix Debacle
Gaps in a patent settlement open door for Apotex to launch generic version of drug.
Business (Subscriber Content)
A Modest Rise For Chemical Earnings
Most firms show increases, but total growth was just 0.4% at 24 companies.
Life After Zocor
U.S. drug majors offered steady second-quarter results, despite shake-up in cholesterol market.
Biotech Companies Maintain Stride
Larger companies continue to feel the pressure to bring new drugs to market.
Government & Policy (Subscriber Content)
The Last Of A Breed
Retiring House Republican Sherwood L. Boehlert reflects on his support for science, environment.
Yet Another Look at Science Education
National Science Board panel begins work on action plan to boost science education.
Heretical Position On Nuclear Power
Some environmentalists believe nuclear power must be one option to combat catastrophic climate change.
Science & Technology (Subscriber Content)
A Periodic Table Of Nanoparticles
Like chemical elements, nanoparticles of distinct types combine in definite proportions.
Biorefinery Gets Ready To Deliver The Goods
Italian levulinic acid facility is first to make targeted biomass-based chemical feedstocks.
Sulfation Code Found
Once thought to be simply tissue matrix, chondroitin sulfate is now shown to encode function.
Education
Burning Issues In Chemical Education
Biennial conference spotlights communication, demonstrations, and food science.
ACS News
A Day At Camp Invention
Summer program lets elementary school students be scientists and inventors for a week.
Editor's Page
Awards
Meetings
Technical Program - 232nd ACS National Meeeting
Highlights, listing of technical presentations, and description of exhibitors in San Francisco.
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