NEWS OF THE WEEK
			ACC SAYS NO TO SECURITY PLAN Chemical trade group pulls out all the stops in effort to derail plan.
			PRICE-FIXING PROBE Polyester staple fiber producers are latest Justice Department target.
			NEW FORM OF CYCLOOXYGENASE Expression of latest variant is first to be inhibited by acetaminophen.
			ATOMIC-LEVEL METAL OXIDATION Impurities are nucleation sites for metal-oxide film formation.
			DETECTIVES FROM NIST Congress gives agency lead role in investigating building failures.
			U.S. TRADE LAW REJECTED World trade body says it's illegal for injured companies to get money from dumping fines.
			CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS Two plant explosions and a train derailment add up to a bad week for the industry.
			RING POLYMERS MADE EASILY Cyclic ruthenium catalyst produces cyclic polyethylenes from cis-cyclooctene.
			THE RIGHT STUFF Synthetic diazonamide A now matches the natural product.

COVER STORY
			PHARMACEUTICALS As demand for access to low-cost drugs rises worldwide, generic drugmakers fight to bring less expensive versions to market rapidly, while a start-up and various nonprofits develop treatments for neglected diseases.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			SCREEN TIME Electronic materials makers jockey for position to supply growing plasma display market.
			HAROLD SORGENTI C&EN talks with former Arco president, now an entrepreneur aggressively investing in chemicals.
			RUTHERFORD CHEMICALS Cambrex' combination of fine and specialty chemicals units streamlines for an uncertain future.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			NAVIGATING NEW IMMIGRATION RULES Attorney Ethan Bensinger discusses effects of tightened security on those seeking visas to work or study in the U.S.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			CENTENARIAN CHEMIST Ray Crist, 102, has had an impressive career, and he's not done yet.
			DIGITAL BRIEFS New Software And Website For The Chemical Enterprise

EDUCATION
			FEMALE-FRIENDLY Professors discuss the factors that influence gaining higher percentages of women chemistry faculty.
			WOMEN IN ACADEMIA C&EN's annual scorecard shows that the number of women who are tenured or in tenure-track positions is slowly inching up.

ACS COMMENT
			YOU ARE THE CATALYSTS FOR CHEMISTRY

AWARDS
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MEETINGS
			ACS SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEETING
			PACIFICHEM 2005 ISSUES CALL FOR SYMPOSIA
			FORESIGHT CONFERENCE ON NANOTECHNOLOGY

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