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October 8, 2001
Volume 79, Number 41
CENEAR 79 41 p. 3

NEWS OF THE WEEK
EASIER SYNTHESIS ROUTE
Small peptide doesn't need an enzyme to catalyze asymmetric phosphorylation.
PESTICIDE REVIEW TIMETABLE OKAYED
Agreement between EPA and NRDC is equitable and reasonable, court says.
ULTRASENSITIVE SENSOR
Electrochemical sensor detects copper ions at levels of less than 0.2 ppt.
TWO VERY BIG DEALS WRAPPED UP
Bayer's buy takes Aventis out of agrochemicals; DuPont sheds pharmaceuticals.
CARBON NANOTUBES
Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc. is building a pilot plant to produce single-walled nanotubes.
CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Destruction program's cost estimates soar, timetable slows.
WITHSTANDING ANTHRAX
Biochemical approaches include protective gene, peptide inhibitor of toxin delivery.
NANO BAR CODES
Cylindrical segments of up to five metals may find use in biochemical assays.
NO LONGER PUBLIC
Feds close websites holding information that might aid terrorists.
COVER STORY
COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
Field is abustle with a wealth of emerging technologies.
BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
SIGMA-ALDRICH
Chemical supplier's company-transforming initiatives deliver expected results, thus far.
LYONDELL EXITS ADI
Company prepares to shut down aliphatic diisocyanates business.
CHEMICAL EMPLOYMENT
Industry is propped up by growth in pharmaceuticals, despite huge layoffs.
E-BUSINESS
GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NUCLEAR POWER
Recent terrorist attacks force reexamination of nation's nuclear power plant security.
HINDSIGHTS
Sept. 11 atrocity raises the specter of a new type of violence.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
LUMINESCENT ORGANOMETALLICS
Novel soluble carbon-rich transition-metal acetylide complexes may lead to new types of luminescent materials.
URANIUM CHEMISTRY
Novelty of actinide chemistry is reinforced by study of uranium-nitrogen complexes.
BOOKS
"SHOTS IN THE DARK"
How the research enterprise has failed in the effort for an AIDS vaccine after two decades.
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