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How to Advertise News Of The Week Warning: World Is Warming Swiftly Big Win For Amgen Business 3M's Phaseout Cover Story Congressional Outlook Science/Technology Inside Single Cells Zapping Fungi Table of Contents January 29, 2001 Volume 79, Number 5 CENEAR 79 5 p. 3 NEWS OF THE WEEK Warning: World Is Warming Swiftly Latest scientific consensus predicts widespread environmental devastation if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced. Protein Engineering Cavity designed into pore-forming protein traps single organic molecules. Electricity Crisis Botched deregulation effort has little effect on industry, academe. Big Win For Amgen Company successfully defends patents for erythropoietin, world's largest selling biopharmaceutical product. Wanted: NSF Chemistry Chief Newly formed search committee is headed by Stanford's Richard Zare. Regulations Under Review In one of his first official acts, Bush stays last-minute rules issued by Clinton Administration. Separating The Immiscible Amino acid derivative selectively gels oil in mixtures of oil and water. Lethal Virus Effort to bioengineer a mouse contraceptive produces virulent mousepox that kills infected mice. Hydrogen-Bonded Dimers BUSINESS Business Concentrates 3M's Phaseout 3M and other companies are replacing perfluorooctanyl sulfonate with environment-friendly fluorocarbons. Kainic Acid Prices remain relatively high, but availability of the material is no longer a problem. GOVERNMENT & POLICY Government Concentrates COVER STORY Congressional Outlook Bipartisanship and compromise will be the watchwords if any meaningful legislation is expected to pass this year. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY Science/Technology Concentrates Inside Single Cells New technologies are enabling researchers to identify and track specific compounds. Bioactive Polymers One-step approach uses supercritical CO2 to disperse inorganic materials, enzymes in degradable composites. Zapping Fungi Electrical stimulus applied to rice plants could activate antifungal genes. Drowning In Referred Publications Chemist Christopher Reed offers suggestions on how to improve the quality of the published literature. Insights Embargoes and policies against press coverage can intimidate scientists. ACS NATIONAL AWARDS 2001 Winners Kishi, Solomon, Taylor, Tirrell, Veber, Walters, White, Zaera, and Zare. 221ST ACS NATIONAL MEETINGS Preliminary Program Listing of technical symposia; social events and workshops for San Diego; registration and housing information. THE DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters Newscripts

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