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Quote of the Week
"Let's adopt another mind-set:
There are methods that work and
methods that don't. . . . Let's
replace the uncertainty of
anecdote with the power of
clinical trials." Harold Varmus, NIH director page 14 |
NEWS OF THE WEEK
ROAD TO MERGER: 10
Joint venture is first step toward
merger of Hoechst, Rhône-Poulenc. REALLY BIG MERGER: 10
Exxon and Mobil will form world's
largest company. YET ANOTHER MERGER: 11
Viag, Alusuisse Lonza join forces,
chemical businesses. ONE LAST MERGER: 12
Total and Petrofina merge, chemical
business worth some $8 billion. TERROR ATTACK: 12
Institute of Medicine committee offers 61-point plan for responding to
civilian chemical/biological threats. DEACTIVATING NICOTINE: 13
European epilepsy drug blocks nicotine's addictive pathway in animals. BREAST IMPLANTS: 13
No connection between silicone
implants and certain diseases, science panel tells judge. NEWS FOCUS
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: 14
Upgrading NIH's Office of Alternative Medicine means greater focus
on clinical trials. BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES: 23
SINGLE-SITE CATALYSTS: 25
Specialty chemical producers bring
their technical strengths to a lucrative market. BIOMASS ETHANOL: 29
New wave of companies takes on
the challenges of commercial production of alternative fuel. BUSINESS INSIGHTS: 33
Where's the science in environmental groups' campaign to ban soft
vinyl toys? GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES: 35
PLANNING FOR DISASTER: 36
Chemical industry is gearing up to
meet requirements for risk management plans. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES: 39
COVER STORY SELF-REPLICATION: 40
New experiments with peptide and
nucleic acid chemistry may help to
decipher molecular origins. CARBENES AND NITRENES: 45
Character of elusive conjugated biradical intermediates is in hand at
long last. BOOKS
"THE BALTIMORE CASE": 47
Convergence of "minor" errors, personality conflicts, and politics that
fueled infamous story are recounted. ACS NEWS
NATIONAL CHEMISTRY
WEEK: 50
All 188 ACS local sections participated in 11th annual event.
THE DEPARTMENTS
5 EDITOR'S PAGE
9 LETTERS
59 MEETINGS
80 NEWSCRIPTS
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