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Quote of the Week
"Do it all better than anybody
else. And do it faster, at a lower
cost. That's the only way
Eastern companies can survive,
and Czech companies in
particular." Guido Bischofberger, Interpharma
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
NONNATURAL PROTEINS: 9
Researchers have designed proteins
with a right-handed superhelical twist. CELANESE ENCORE: 9
Hoechst hopes to spin off chemical
operations by March 1999. CLIMATE CHANGE: 10
Some 160 countries agree to develop final rules on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. STUDYING NANOTUBES: 11
Free from a surface, tube is
stretched, bent, and broken in 3-D. EPA TAKES ON MERCURY: 11
Voluntary plan to reduce exposure
may be model for other persistent,
bioaccumulative toxic compounds. ACS ELECTION: 12
University of Kansas' Daryle Busch is
selected as president-elect; four
board members are also chosen. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 15
COVER STORY LIFE SCIENCES: 17
Corporate landscape is being transformed as chemical companies embrace biotech. CHLORINE INDUSTRY: 26
Pact on environmental practices is
signed by several unions and producers, but not some key players. INTERPHARMA: 27
A revitalized Czech specialties firm
seeks partners for global growth. GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 30
NSF: 31
Chemical engineering funding blurs
disciplinary boundaries to address
societal needs. PETROLEUM WASTE RULE: 33
Industry challenges EPA regulation on
how to handle refinery chemical waste. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 37
PHOTONIC CRYSTALS: 38
Materials with arrays of large holes
hold promise for development of
optical-based technologies. CHEMRAWN: 44
Conferences apply chemical research to the world's needs. CHEMICAL SHIFTS: 46
Parameter important to NMR spectroscopy of proteins measured in solution. BOOKS
"BLOOD": 48
Anecdotes and lively tales link history of blood and its science from one
of mystery to a global industry. ACS NEWS
CHEMICAL LANDMARK: 51
First fluid-bed reactor using catalytic
cracking is given landmark status. THE DEPARTMENTS
5 EDITOR'S PAGE
8 LETTERS
47 SOFTWARE/DATABASE UPDATE
50 ACS COMMENT
52 AWARDS
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MEETINGS (PDF FILE)
57 PEOPLE
68 NEWSCRIPTS
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