NEWS OF THE WEEK
			CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS More attention to safety procedures, tighter rules could prevent runaway reactions, says safety board.
			EPA DEDICATES LAB The $273 million, 1.2 million-sq-ft facility is one of the largest "green" buildings in the world.
			NANOSCIENCE Rigid molecular wires are encased in double helices of flexible insulating ligands.
			PALLADIUM PUZZLE RESOLVED Complex that was thought to contain Pd(VI) actually contains Pd(II).
			ORGANIC VERSUS CONVENTIONAL Lower crop yields are offset by reduced energy use, healthier soils.
			NANOTUBES OUTPERFORM SILICON Nanotube transistors work better in terms of switching rate, current carried.
			TRADE BILL ADVANCES Senate passage has observers hopeful that final bill will be signed by July 4.
			TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY Year-2000 survey shows releases are down 48% for chemicals reported each year since 1988.
			WELCH AWARD Stanford's Harden McConnell is honored for elucidating fundamental properties of cell membranes.

COVER STORY
			SERONO Under the deft guidance of CEO Ernesto Bertarelli, the Swiss biotech firm positions itself to flourish in international markets.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			INDIAN PHARMA Subcontinent's contract research companies woo European and U.S. pharmaceutical firms.
			GE'S INDIAN INNOVATORS R&D center in Bangalore is designed to expand the firm through advanced technology research.
			INSIGHTS Corporate survey suggests chemical firms should provide more extensive financial information to investors.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			EPA'S TOP SCIENTIST Computational toxicology is J. Paul Gilman's focus as new head of the Office of Research & Development.
			NAS IN A BIND Pentagon treats as classified a nonlethal weapons study and documents, all originally unclassified.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			CATALYSIS IN THE NETHERLANDS Leadership role is result of company density, cooperation, diverse programs, and strong industry-academic relationships.
			PNAS National Academy of Sciences seeks to broaden the fields covered in its biweekly journal.
			CHIRAL COMPOUNDS Two independent research groups discover the same a-amination of unmodified aldehydes.

EMPLOYMENT
			JOBS IN EUROPE Opportunities are available for chemists, but moving overseas requires an adventurous spirit, flexibility.

ACS NEWS
			OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM THE ORLANDO MEETING

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