Table of Contents - May 6, 2002

NEWS OF THE WEEK
			HOMELAND SECURITY Brookings Institution urges focus on mass casualty, high-cost events.
			BIOTECH DRUG DEAL Aventis will pay up to $480 million for rights to Genta's antisense oncology drug.
			SCIENCE AND FOREIGN POLICY Secretary of state tells NAS members the two fields are tightly linked.
			PAINTABLE LCDS New fabrication technique could lead to thinner, cheaper, more flexible displays.
			LONGEST NANOTUBES YET Single-walled carbon nanotubes are 20 cm long.
			SELF-ASSEMBLY Virus precisely orders inorganic nanoparticles on the macroscale.
			NATIONAL ACADEMY Seventy-two researchers are elected to membership in annual rite of spring.
			SURFACE SCIENCE Atomic resolution study reveals details of metal catalyst at work.
			SCIENCE BOARD'S INDICATORS Biennial report provides thorough accounting of U.S. R&D enterprise.

COVER STORY

SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
New technologies open additional markets to inks and pigments producers; flavor and fragrance industry consists of a few large players and many niche suppliers.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

YUSUF HAMIED
C&EN talks with chairman of Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla about drug patents.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES

PROBLEMS AT CSHIB
Federal investigations find chemical safety board rocked by mismanagement.

ENVIRONMENT
Experts tell House Science Committee how to improve U.S. climate-change research program.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES

POLYELECTROLYTE MATERIALS
Researchers create multilayered thin films using electrically charged polymers.

INSTRUMENTATION
Analytical chemists set goals to meet future needs.

TUBE TALK
Vega Science Trust brings science content and discussion to TV and the Internet.

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Symposium highlights women's contributions.

JACS: FUN WITH FACTS
April 24 contents page features eye-catching and humorous graphics.

ACS NEWS

BOARD/COUNCIL
Governance addresses society issues in Orlando.

ACS ONLINE
Publications Division touts new services.

EMPLOYMENT

PROTEOMICS
Booming business requires interdisciplinary scientists.

THE DEPARTMENTS

EDITOR'S PAGE

LETTERS

DIGITAL BRIEFS

AWARDS

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