Table of Contents September 12, 2005 Volume 83, Number 37 p. 3
	POLYMERS Polymer makers try to ride out the wave as uncertainties such as Hurricane Katrina and global competition shake up the market. COVER: Courtesy of ExxonMobil

	Letter From ACS President William Carroll Katrina And Business Gulf Coast infrastructure took a heavy hit, but firms begin recovery efforts. Katrina And Academe Institutions in and around New Orleans are shuttered, and colleagues elsewhere extend helping hands. Anticancer Vaccine Three-component, synthetic carbohydrate cancer vaccine elicits a strong type of antibody response. Energy After Katrina Lawmakers say petroleum refining and distribution may be too concentrated on the Gulf Coast. Chernobyl's Impact UN study finds that there will be far fewer deaths than expected from 1986 nuclear plant accident. Deep Insight The Deep Impact spacecraft sends back revealing data from its impactor that plowed into comet Tempel 1. Vaccine Buys GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis both try to make billion-dollar-plus vaccine acquisitions. Carbon Budget Woes As atmospheric levels of CO2 rise, forests and soils are absorbing less of it.

	Business Concentrates Helsinn Firm focuses on "exclusive" manufacturing and advanced synthesis of pharmaceutical ingredients.

	Government Concentrates Ethanol Policy Despite criticism, legislation increases use of the corn-derived biofuel.

	Science & Technology Concentrates Cancer Treatment Chemotherapy can lead to difficulties with memory and concentration. Deep Freeze Curious behavior of choline chloride-containing mixtures opens up many possibilities. Natural Design Rigid metal complexes mimic the shapes of natural products. Inside Instrumentation Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.

	Divisions Issue Call For Papers Call For Papers For 40th Western Regional Meetings

	The Little Robot That Could

	Letters Newscripts