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Table of Contents
February 19, 2001
Volume 79, Number 8
CENEAR 79 8 p. 3
| NEWS OF THE WEEK |
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SELF-HEALING PLASTIC
Microcapsules in composite interrupt the deterioration process, filling tiny cracks as they begin to grow. |
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DOW EXPANDS IN EUROPE
Firm is swapping its share in Polimeri Europe for EniChem's polyurethanes business, plus cash. |
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ASSESSING MERCURY
UN agency sets first-ever global study of sources, paths, consequences of contamination. |
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LIFE'S ORIGINS
Synthetic self-replicating system only copies peptides that match its chirality. |
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BIOTECH FOOD
Lifting ban, EU sets strict regulatory system for gaining marketing approvals for such products. |
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SPACE PROBE'S MISSION EXPANDED
After unplanned landing on asteroid 196 million miles from Earth, NASA spacecraft is gathering surface data. |
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BACTERIA AT WORK
Crystallography yields picture of catalytic final step in cell wall construction. |
| BUSINESS |
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BUSINESS CONCENTRATES |
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NOVOZYMES BRANCHES OUT
Enzymes business splits from parent company; new CEO expects to restore sales growth and to expand. |
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LENZING'S FATE
Austrian firm is in the black, but Bank Austria is still trying to sell the fiber maker. |
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COVER STORY
BIOINFORMATICS
Making sense of information mined from the human genome is a massive undertaking for fledgling industry. |
| GOVERNMENT & POLICY |
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GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES |
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DRUGS IN ANIMAL FEED
FDA proposes restricting use of antibiotics in livestock because bacterial resistance in humans is increasing. |
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CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS
Climate-change damages will cut world GDP more than $300 billion annua lly unless strong efforts are made to curb greenhouse gas emissions. |
| ACS NEWS |
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PH.D. CHEMISTS
ACS members rate their graduate school experiences; chemists in industry are least satisfied. |
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