NEWS OF THE WEEK
			CAPTURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS Crystal structures reveal details of the organization and evolution of photosynthetic systems.
			NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Rudy M. Baum has been selected to succeed Madeleine Jacobs at the helm of Chemical & Engineering News.
			NEW GOALS FOR BASF With pride in its new "chemical company" logo, BASF pursues growth.
			ACS BOARD MEETS Directors approve 2004 budget, elect James D. Burke as chair.
			DRUG COSTS The price of developing a single new drug averages $1.7 billion, according to a report.
			FEDERAL BUDGET Most agencies will see modest R&D increases if Senate passes omnibus spending bill.
			NANOTUBE SUPERFIBERS Superacid storage medium helps overcome nanotubes' tendency to clump together.
			MEDITERRANEAN More than 30 scientists from the Middle East convene in Malta for scientific discussions.
			NIH INVESTIGATION Pressured by Congress, NIH director orders review of agency scientists' consulting arrangements.

COVER STORY
			CLIMATE CHANGE Current data on global warming paint a not-so-pretty picture, as witnessed by the Arctic's melting ice. Cover: Photo by Peter West/National Science Foundation

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			POLYMER R&D Dutch Polymer Institute focuses research via a coalition of industry, academia, and government.
			PROPANE DEHYDROGENATION Process improvements and growing demand for propylene create a niche for this technology.
			CARGILL'S AMBITIONS Company plans to lead chemical industry into a new era based on renewable agricultural feedstocks.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			MERCURY CONTROLS EPA will propose to roll back previous decision to regulate metal as a hazardous air pollutant.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			METAL ANTIAROMATICITY Researchers debate whether metal clusters with four electrons can be called antiaromatic.

ACS NEWS
			DIVERSITY PROGRAM ACS Scholars, including a 2004 Rhodes Scholar, share their success stories.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
			CHEMICAL DRIVE Student Chem-E-Car competition draws crowds at AIChE national meeting.
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