NEWS OF THE WEEK
			SLEUTHING TRIUMPH Long-sought cyclo-N5– anion is experimentally detected in the gas phase.
			GAINING CONFIDENCE Top chemical executives certify that company financial statements are sound.
			CHEMICAL WEAPONS Army seeks permission to burn nerve-gas-filled rockets in Anniston, Ala.
			VERY SMALL DETECTORS Nanometer-sized silver particles make sensitive biosensors.
			U.S., CANADA ARE GIANT CO2 SOURCE With about 5% of the world's population, two countries generate 26% of global emissions.
			TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF INGENOL Bioactive natural product with difficult intrabridgehead structure is created from simple starting materials.
			CRACKING ENEDIYNES Two members of the class of natural products have common biosynthetic pathway.
			MONSANTO IS BACK Once again independent, firm retains focus on agriculture.

COVER STORY
			J. CRAIG VENTER One of the most visible scientific personalities of our time discusses the past and future of genome mapping.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			BIOWARFARE BUSINESS Small biotechnology firms find a niche in defense efforts, both in detection and in therapy.
			CHEMICAL EARNINGS Total sales for 25 chemical companies declined in the second quarter, but aggregate earnings rose.
			DRUG EARNINGS Though sales were up slightly, combined earnings were flat for the second quarter.
			BIOPHARMACEUTICAL EARNINGS Firms show paltry earnings amid increased revenues.
			COME TOGETHER, RIGHT NOW Beginning in 2003, just about all Crompton units will be consolidated in Middlebury, Conn.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			REGULATORY AFFAIRS John Graham, who heads the office that evaluates federal agencies' risk assessments, expects high analytical standards.
			INSIGHTS Department of Homeland Security should have a limited focus and a strong science and technology backbone.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			A NOBEL MEETING In Lindau, Germany, 600 young researchers mingle with Nobel Laureates.
			PEPTIDE STRUCTURES For the first time, researchers use solid-state NMR to determine 3-D configuration of a peptide.
			PRION DISEASES Tetracyclines might be a relatively nontoxic means of treating prion-related diseases.

ACS NEWS
			EXAMS INSTITUTE MOVES, GETS NEW DIRECTOR
			ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH PUBLISHES SPECIAL ISSUES

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