NEWS OF THE WEEK
			AG BIOTECH European Parliament tightens restrictions on genetically engineered food products.
			WYETH TAKES A HIT Stock falls 24% on news of major risks of hormone replacement therapy.
			DEFORMED FROGS Parasites and pesticides act synergistically to cause limb defects.
			CHAPERONE ANALYZED Ability to study large NMR-accessible biomolecules skyrockets.
			NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY Senate vote moves Yucca Mountain project another step forward.
			ASSESSING EPA'S CAPABILITIES Internal report says agency is not ready for major chemical, biological attacks.
			QUESTIONABLE ACCOUNTING Bush takes tough stance on fraud as scandals hit drugmakers.
			GOING PRIVATE ISP Chairman Heyman offers to buy outstanding 20% of firm for $10 per share.

COVER STORY
			ELECTRONIC MATERIALS Suppliers and manufacturers find ways to stay afloat in unpredictable semiconductor, photoresist, and battery markets.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			EUROPEAN CHEMICALS POLICY European chemical industry and its allies propose a less costly alternative to EU's pending chemical registration policy.
			STOCK UPDATE Second-quarter price declines at chemical companies were modest, but pharmaceutical and biotech firms saw huge drops.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS Australia Group helps stem the spread of CBW to rogue nations and terrorist groups.
			INSIGHTS Recent anthrax mail scourge illustrates that chemicals and exposure to them often take the blame for unexplained illness.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			ASTROCHEMISTRY Exciting chemistry takes place in interstellar clouds, where chemical reactions occur in the gas phase, on the surfaces of particles, and in the ice layers.
			ALL WRAPPED UP Researchers dissolve nanotubes in water by encasing them in carbohydrates such as starch and gum arabic.

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