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Table of Contents
March 12, 2001
Volume 79, Number 11
CENEAR 79 11 p. 3

NEWS OF THE WEEK
		GLOBAL WARMING U.S. commits to reaching agreement on combating global climate change.
		NANOSTRUCTURES Fullerenes self-assemble into hollow shells; thin films fold into nanotubes.
		U.S. CHEMICAL TRADE Surplus plummets as imports rise faster than exports.
		LOWER PRICES FOR AIDS DRUGS Merck promises broad access but doesn't concede on patents.
		SEATTLE QUAKE University of Washington chemistry department escapes unscathed.
		SUPERCONDUCTING POLYMER Easy-to-make organic polymer is superconducting at temperatures below 2.5 K.
		IMPROVING THE LOT OF POSTDOCS Adequate compensation, time for professional development top list.
		OSHA'S ERGONOMICS RULE OVERTURNED Congress rejects rule on repetitive stress injuries as too costly, unclear.

BUSINESS
		BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
		MERCURY-CELL PLANTS European chlorine industry proposes to international convention an alternative schedule for converting or closing these plants.
		E-BUSINESS
		COVER STORY OUTSOURCING Many major pharmaceutical chemical companies are assembling a spectrum of manufacturing services.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
		GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
		NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY A decade of inaction and the specter of an energy shortage fuel government and industry to take action.
		SCIENCE POLICY AAAS meeting attendees voice anxiety about 2002 federal R&D budget, Bush's choice of science adviser.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
		SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
		DELOCALIZED CYCLOOCTATETRAENE Researchers seek to design and synthesize an antiaromatic cyclo-octatetraene.
		DNA REPLICATION Polymerase X is the latest in a series of error-prone polymerases that intrigue researchers.
		FLUOROUS SYNTHESIS Fluorinated tagging of starting materials eases separation of products in solution.
		PERKIN MEDALIST Bell Labs chemist Elsa Reichmanis is honored for pioneering work on polymeric materials.
		CHEMICAL HINDSIGHTS ACS surveys indicate there's good news and bad news about how the chemistry profession is changing.

ACS NEWS
		FIRST GROUP OF 2001 PRF GRANTS (PDF FORMAT)
		CHARLES PRICE

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