NEWS OF THE WEEK
			WHITMAN RESIGNS EPA administrator leaves Bush Cabinet on June 27.
			LEAD TESTING DNAzyme-nanoparticle sensor could provide simple test for lead.
			CLEAN AIR STANDARDS EPA reaches settlement with environmental groups over ozone and fine particulates limits.
			BOOSTER SHOT Chiron to acquire vaccine producer PowderJect.
			SAFE MAIL Team will install systems to detect biohazards at postal facilities.
			INDUSTRIAL BLEACHING Thermally stable catalase helps make peroxide bleaching "greener."
			VISITOR INFORMATION Automated information system for tracking foreign nationals is launched.
			CATALYTIC ANTIBODIES Improved method is developed for obtaining highly efficient antibody catalysts.
			SPECIAL DELIVERY UPS truck demonstration showcases new fuel systems.

COVER STORY
			RESPONSIBLE CARE New security codes and verification assessments in the U.S. and Europe advance 15-year-old program to next level.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			CHEMICAL LIBRARY Wyeth has state-of-the-art storage system for thousands of compounds.
			FEAR OF SARS Frustration in chemical industry mounts over excessive reaction to the disease.
			POLYMER PLAYER Bayer charts course for an independent Bayer Polymers.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			PATENT LAW Pending patent infringement court case could affect university research.
			TREATY REVIEW International delegates assess the effectiveness of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			DRUG DISCLOSURES New drugs for HIV infection, thrombosis, cancer, and schizophrenia are introduced at ACS symposium.
			CAFÉ AU SCIENCE A monthly evening of cabaret connects art and science.
			FILAMENTOUS VIRUSES Polarized Raman technique yields new details on bacteriophages.
			H2O2 MYSTERY Mechanism suggests how enzymes protect cells from damage while permitting peroxide to fulfill signaling function.
			INSIGHTS Book about new theory of scent goes too far in citing persecution by scientific community.

BOOKS
			SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

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