July 26, 2004 Vol. 82, Iss. 30

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	Table of Contents July 26, 2004 Volume 82, Number 30 p. 3
	DRUG DISCOVERY Realism replaces hype as research scientists put high-throughput screening methods in their place.

	BAYER'S BIG MOVES German giant spins off commodity chemicals unit, then acquires Roche's OTC brands. OPEN ACCESS Government committees in the U.S. and U.K. call for free access to scientific literature. GRADUATE STUDENTS National Labor Relations Board decides that graduate students are not employees after all. DOW IN OMAN Dow Chemical plans ethylene cracker and three world-class polyethylene units. ELECTRON TRANSFER IBM researchers add an electron to a single gold atom. CHEMICALS IN PLANTS Fluorescence technique allows researchers to image and track chemicals in living plants. BAY AREA BIOTECH Amid fears about offshoring, report offers positive biotech job news in California. LOST WEAPONS DATA Loss of classified information from Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs triggers investigations. ACS ELECTIONS Five petition candidates make this year's fall elections some of the most competitive.

	BUSINESS CONCENTRATES STRIKING IT RICH Foreign investors are sidelined as China's booming petrochemical industry stands on its own. IAN SHOTT'S NEW PLANT Entrepreneur's latest addition will support efforts to improve drug design and fine chemicals manufacturing.

	GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES NUCLEAR UNCLEAR Issues old and new combine to raise doubts about the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. RICHARD T. JOHNSON C&EN talks with pioneer neuroscientist about ways to improve the U.S. prion research program.

	SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES NOVEL VARIATION Bacterial pathogen's unique version of a key enzyme might help evade the chemical defenses of hosts. INSIGHTS Worries about self-replicating machines running amok, the "gray goo problem," are unfounded. DIGITAL BRIEFS New Software And Websites For The Chemical Enterprise

	"THE ETHICAL CHEMIST" Practical text uses case studies to introduce students to research ethics.

	COMMENT - WE'VE COME A LONG WAY

	The China Conundrum

	LETTERS AWARDS MEETINGS NEWSCRIPTS