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QUANTUM DOTS: 8
Nanocrystal labels may eventually
open biomolecular processes to
scrutiny. EARNINGS SHORTFALL: 8
Chemical companies tell investors
not to expect much in third quarter. LAB ACCREDITATION: 9
FBI's lab meets national standards,
says certifying group. LASKER AWARDS: 10
Biochemist and former Science editor Daniel Koshland honored for
lifetime achievements. ASIAN WOES: 10
Mobil's plans for Singapore cracker
shelved until at least 2003. SCIENCE POLICY: 10
House Science Committee report
reaffirms nation's basic research
enterprise. PAULING EXHIBITION: 11
Life of chemistry pioneer, peace activist on display in California. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 13
ELEMENTIS: 15
British company that used to be Harrisons & Crosfield has a new focus
on chemicals. SMUGGLING IN CHINA: 17
Government crackdown has limited
and short-lived effect. LENZING: 18
After two years of losses, Austrian
fiber producer reports profits in
first-half 1998. GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 19
PESTICIDE REGS: 20
Law established new safety standard,
but evaluating residues on food still
proves controversial. CHEMICAL WEAPONS: 22
Implementing legislation is needed
to spell out how U.S. chemical companies will comply with CWC treaty. HAZARDOUS WASTES: 22
RCRA provisions in current law impede cleanup of contaminated sites,
but legislative reform is stalled. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES: 23
COVER STORY NMR BLOSSOMS: 25
Modeling of chemical shifts increases ability to predict the structures of
even complex molecules. SCIENCE INSIGHTS: 37
Does androstenedione give Mark
McGwire extra oomph? EDUCATION
CHILDREN'S LAB: 40
Chemistry comes alive at Capital
Children's Museum in Washington,
D.C. BOOKS
"NO": 43
Carl Djerassi's latest science-in-fiction
work doesn't shine as a novel, but
instructs in business, science. ACS NEWS
WEB SUBSCRIBERS: 44
ACS journals' web editions land first
two university-system subscribers. THE DEPARTMENTS
4 LETTERS
5 EDITOR'S PAGE
36 SOFTWARE/DATABASE UPDATE
42 ACS COMMENT
45 PEOPLE
46 AWARDS
47
MEETINGS
64 NEWSCRIPTS
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