NEWS OF THE WEEK
			IRREPRODUCIBLE RESULTS Molecular devices did not and could not function as ex-Bell Labs scientist claimed.
			CLIMATE CHANGE Thirteen firms create greenhouse gas trading program; President backs voluntary reduction commitments.
			CHEMISTRY IN THE U.K. Survey finds paucity of women in upper ranks of academic chemists.
			JOURNAL RENEWALS ON HOLD Middleman between libraries and publishers hasn't remitted subscription orders or money.
			SCORPION'S FIRST DEFENSE Arachnid uses potassium ions to deter predators.
			PRICE-FIXING SUIT REVIVED Court rules foreign buyers of U.S.-made drugs can sue in U.S. to recover damages.
			U.S. LOSES WTO APPEAL Trade body says law allowing firms to get portion of antidumping duties must go.
			SPEEDY LOOK AT BIOSTRUCTURES Computational technique increases speed and precision of multidimensional NMR.
			DEGUSSA IN CHINA Ambitious goal is to invest more than $100 million, double sales.

COVER STORY
			PHARMA BUSINESS Biotech and pharmaceutical industries wrestle with large- versus small-molecule drug strategies while financial performance declines

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			EUROPEAN UNION Major effort aims to smooth integration of Eastern European chemical industries as union expands.
			RETOOLED CELANESE After a rough start, the firm has both downsized and invested in its strengths.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			SCIENCE & SECURITY Scientists and security experts discuss the possibility of terrorists abusing the scientific literature -- and what, if anything, should be done about it.
			TOXICITY TESTING Opinions are divided on validity and ethics of using humans to assess safety of pesticides and industrial chemicals.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			SNOOZE NEWS Insights into the chemical regulation of sleep and new drugs for narcolepsy and insomnia nudge the field.
			THIOGLYCOLIGASES Technique for enzymatic synthesis of sulfur-linked oligosaccharides will be useful for constructing thioglycosylated proteins.
			WHAT'S THAT STUFF? Opal's play of color comes from parallel planes of quartz interspersed with water.
			JACS AT 125 Woodward and Hoffmann paper in 1965 set rules for predicting stereochemistry of electrocyclic reactions.

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225TH ACS NATIONAL MEETING
			PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Listing of technical symposia, presidential and social events, tours, and more for New Orleans (March 23-27); registration and housing information.

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