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BIG BIOTECH DEAL
Amgen to pay $16 billion for biopharmaceutical rival Immunex. |
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ROSY OUTLOOK
Pfizer says earnings per share will have risen by 27% in 2001. |
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TOMS RIVER CANCER CLUSTER
Report assessing risks posed by chemical facilities follows settlement with famil |
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R&D TAX CREDIT
New rules are welcomed by chemical industry. |
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HUMAN PESTICIDE TESTS ON HOLD
EPA says it won't consider results of such tests pending NAS study of the issues. |
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SUGARS IN SPACE
Another class of organic molecules--sugars--is found in fragments of two meteorites. |
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SURFACE SCIENCE
Electronic excitations are shown to be a common feature of surface chemical reactions. |
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NANOCRYSTALLITE RECIPE
Process produces uniformly sized magnetic nanoparticles. |
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ULTRAFAST DIFFRACTION
Technique shows that radiationless decay of pyridine leads to an unexpected opened ring. |
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PLASTICS PULLBACK
Tough times force Dow to back off expansion plans, idle facilities. |
