NEWS OF THE WEEK
			CHEMISTRY LAUREATES Nobel Prize goes to researchers who determined how ions and water molecules move in and out of cells.
			PRIZED MRI Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to two developers of clinical MRI.
			NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK Annual event celebrating chemistry will focus on Earth's atmosphere.
			PHYSICS TRIO Three scientists share Physics Nobel for work in superconductivity and superfluidics.
			KWOLEK'S FAME Kevlar's inventor, Stephanie Kwolek, joins National Women's Hall of Fame.
			RHODIA CHIEF LEAVES Stock analysts approve of CEO Jean-Pierre Tirouflet's departure.
			NALCO'S NEW HEAD Hercules' savior, William H. Joyce, is leaving to head Nalco.
			BIOTECH SCRUTINY Review of experiments should consider terrorism potential, NRC panel says.
			MORE JOB CUTS Eastman and Great Lakes Chemical trim jobs to cut costs.
			PATENT LIMITS PTO restricts number of claims in drug and biotechnology patent applications.
			FUTILE ARMS SEARCH No weapons of mass destruction turn up in Iraq.

COVER STORY
			NATURAL PRODUCTS REDUX Drug discovery and synthetic chemistry efforts are shifting back to natural products research.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			VENTURE CAPITAL Corporate venture groups provide funding and a way for start-ups to win access to big pharma R&D.
			SCI MEDALIST Whitson Sadler, retired CEO of Solvay America, reflects upon his career.
			THIRD-QUARTER STOCK PRICES Chemical and biotech stocks show modest gains while drug stocks fall.
			INDIAN PHARMA Companies in the Asian subcontinent raise their profile within the global pharmaceutical industry.
			SHELL'S POLYOLS New polymer plant in the Netherlands is part of global investment strategy.
			E-BUSINESS News Updates For The World Of Business Online.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			COMPUTATIONAL TOXICOLOGY EPA strives to integrate genomics data and computer models for determining effects of chemical exposure.
			DISCOVERY CORPS FELLOWSHIPS New NSF grants combine chemical research and professional service.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			RAMAN SHAMANS Spectroscopic method gains popularity for probing catalysts.
			DESIGNER SOLVENTS Novel reaction systems combine the best properties of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.
			ORGANIC SYNTHESIS Solid-state photochemical reaction offers route to vicinal quaternary centers.
			NEW PRODUCTS New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.

BOOKS
			GALILEO'S MISTAKE: A New Look at the Epic Confrontation between Galileo and the Church

ACS NEWS
			FETING C&EN'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE 2003 HEROES OF CHEMISTRY

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