Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 46: November 12, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- ACS News
- The Departments

Cover Story
Championing Translation
NIH offers essential services to help chemists move promising treatments to clinical trials.
Cover: NIH's Building 1 in Bethesda, MD., is home to the agency's Office of the Director. Susan Morrissey/C&EN

News of the Week
Securing Chemicals
Department of Homeland Security issues final list of chemicals of interest.
Chinese Firm Buys Australian Rival
ChemChina's purchase of Nufarm will create generic agrochemical giant.
Thomas H. Lane Is 2008 ACS President-Elect
Dow Corning executive to emphasize collaboration, education, relationships.
Seeing Cisplatin
Discerning how an anticancer drug meddles with replication, transcription.
Drug Research
University of Texas clinic will partner with GlaxoSmithKline.
Good Times Roll In Europe
Strong third quarter strengthens confidence of chemical makers.
Cooper Union Wins Chem-E-Cars Competition
Chemical engineering students power vehicles with alternative fuels.
Rancor Over Pesticide Spraying In California
Pheromone-based product draws ire of residents in affected areas.
Algae To Biofuels
Energy Department lab, Chevron plan research collaboration.
Books
Reviewing The Periodic Table
Book traces the historic and philosophic development of an icon of science.
ACS News
ACS Comment
Forging a Bond Between Science, Government Policy.
Jamestown Designated 60th U.S. Chemical Landmark
Pacifichem 2010 Puts Out Call For Symposia
» Business
November 12, 2007
Carbon Nanotubes By The Metric Ton
Anticipating new commercial applications, producers increase capacity.
New Horizons
Former Bayer chemists find a haven within the walls of biotech companies.
Business Concentrates 
- Alumina Maker Almatis Changes Hands Again
- Wacker To Expand Biotech And Polymers
- Germany Invests In Battery Technology
- Start-up Novomer Gets Venture Funding
- Venture Set For Cellulosic Biofuels
- Eliokem To Acquire Indian Polymer Unit
- Shell And Codexis Extend Enzymes Pact
- Dow Will Close Polypropylene Plant
- Employment Drops In October
- Ferro To Close Ceramic Frit Plant
- Nanosphere Has First Stock Offering
- Merck Takes Stake In Biotech Firm GTx
- Partnerships Link Firms, Nonprofits
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
November 12, 2007
Superfund Slowdown
Lagging pace of cleanups blamed on technical challenges and lack of money.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
November 12, 2007
Hide And Seek
Cephalopod camouflage inspires materials research.With Web Exclusive Video
Drug Hybrids Enter the Fray 
Combo molecules surpass components but sometimes work in unexpected ways.
C&EN Talks With: Armand Lattes
The French Chemical Society's outgoing president celebrates the group's 150th birthday.
What's That Stuff? Tattoo Ink
Pigments tattoo artists use to create body art vary as widely as the designs they create.



