August 15, 2005 Vol. 83, Iss. 33

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	Table of Contents August 15, 2005 Volume 83, Number 33 p. 1
	BUSINESS CONSULTING Scaled-down and more industry-savvy, consulting firms hope to reconnect with the chemical sector. COVER: Photodisc

	SUGARY DIVERSITY Neoglycorandomization rapidly creates compounds decorated with various carbohydrates. RADIATION STANDARD EPA proposes exposure limits for the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. HIGH SCHOOL LABS National Research Council gives failing grade to science lab instruction. DRUG DISCOVERY Annual conference addresses inefficiencies and barriers to bringing drugs to market. RHODIA'S FINE CHEMICALS WOES French company writes off $125 million in the value of its Rhodia Pharma Solutions unit. SWEET SUCCESS Receptor model explains why diverse compounds, large and small, taste sweet. MANHATTAN SECURITY Field tests trace how harmful gases might disperse through urban environment.

	BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

	GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES BIODEFENSE LAB Critics worry that homeland security research may breach provisions of bioweapons treaty. ENERGY POLICY Despite new legislation, concerns remain about natural gas supply. INSIGHTS Learning the reasons for increased cancers, birth defects, and other diseases may depend on Congress' funding of the next CDC children's study.

	SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES FLUOROUS CHEMISTRY Field is expanding rapidly because of its many potential applications. WIZ KIDS Summer camp spices up science with a little sorcery. NEW PRODUCTS

	TRAGEDY STRIKES AT UC BERKELEY Other Obituaries

	The Fight Against Global Corruption

	LETTERS AWARDS NEWSCRIPTS