Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 44: October 29, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Awards
- The Departments
Cover Story
Reining in Ripening
Researchers are learning to control key biochemical processes that affect the quality of fruits and vegetables.
Cover: iStockphoto/Hugo Chang
News of the Week
Membrane Protein Analyzed
New techniques could help make receptor structures more accessible.
Acquisitive Action In Japan
Agchem and pharma deals run counter to business culture.
Rate Of CO2 Rise Accelerates
Economic growth and reduced uptake by ocean and land are responsible.
New Mass Spec Technique
Method eliminates need for sample preparation.
Environmental Lawsuit
Jury orders DuPont to pay $196 million in damages.
Sugar Picker
Synthetic receptor selects cellobiose out of a sugary mix.
Observing Single Enzymes At Work
Method captures the interaction between a single enzyme molecule and its inhibitor.
» Business
October 29, 2007
ChIna’s Cancer Villages
Their water contaminated by industry, farmers in dozens of villages in China die prematurely.
In The Pink
Seemingly lucrative fish-coloring business proves hard for newcomers to crack.
Business Concentrates
- ACC Debuts New TV Ads
- Sumitomo Boosts Liquid Crystals
- CambridgeSoft Eyes Stock Market Offer
- Fertilizer Projects Assessed For Peru
- Wellman Sues Eastman Over Polyester
- Solvay Works With Rahu Catalytics
- Syngenta In Biofuels Research Partnership
- Fuel-Cell Company Wins Funding
- Chemical Output Rises Again
- Ranbaxy To Spin Off Drug Discovery Arm
- Galenica Will Buy Canada's Aspreva
- GSK, Tolerx Sign Antibody Agreement
- Castor Oil Plastics Featured At K Show
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
October 29, 2007
Capturing Carbon And Saving Coal
Electric utilities face a tangle of choices when figuring how to pull CO2 from coal-fired plants.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
October 29, 2007
Butt In To Butt Out
Cigarette butts top the litter charts, but a healthy sense of outrage could snuff these eyes.
Breaking The Chiral Barrier
Chemically manipulating crystallization kinetics yields enantiopure products.
Inside Instrumentation
Technology and business news for the laboratory world.
