Table of Contents - March 22, 2004

NEWS OF THE WEEK
			NEW RIBOZYME Discovery of gene-regulating activity reveals a previously unknown talent of RNA.
			PRICE-FIXING PLEA Crompton agrees to pay fines to settle cases in U.S. and Canada.
			COW TESTING USDA plans to greatly increase surveillance program for mad cow disease prevalence.
			INFLAMMATORY EVIDENCE Chronic inflammation is exposed as a key factor in neurodegenerative disorders.
			PHARMA FORECAST Sector strategists stress efficiency as key to maintaining growth.
			REVISED RESEARCH PLAN Under pressure, Department of Homeland Security allows all national labs to compete equally for research funds.
			GREEN CHEMISTRY Legislation would place a federal focus on green chemistry R&D.
			MOLECULAR LIFT Nanometer-scale elevator demonstrates rapid progress in building molecular machines.
			GOING PRIVATE Investors taking Celanese private stumble but remain confident.

COVER STORY

DATA MANAGEMENT
Amid a deluge of collected facts and figures, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries seek new information technology solutions.

COVER: Photodisc

BUSINESS

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

HONEYWELL
Nance Dicciani lays out her plan to transform the specialty materials unit.

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY
Output per hour increased in 2003, though more slowly than in the past four years.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES

CHEMICAL REGULATION
SOCMA/ACC conference focused on European legislation and EPA policies.

FOOD SAFETY
Pressure mounts for the creation of a single, independent agency in the U.S.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES

ION CHANNELS
Conflicting research findings on the mechanism of voltage-gating in K⁺ channels has caused controversy.

D-FREE SPECTRA
¹H NMR technique uses nondeuterated organic solvents.

DIGITAL BRIEFS

C&EN ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

CRITTER CHEMISTRY
A powerful neurotoxin from puffer fish provides pain relief for some cancer patients.

DOWN THE YANGTZE
Join C&EN's Asia-Pacific correspondent on his monthlong river journey to experience today's China.

BOOKS

CHEMISTRY AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

NO Limits: A Little Molecule That Could

EMPLOYMENT

BIRTH OF A DRUG
Chemists in a variety of subdisciplines team with other scientists in the making of a new drug.

THE DEPARTMENTS

EDITOR'S PAGE

LETTERS

ACS NEWS

AWARDS

PEOPLE

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