Table Of Contents: Volume 83, Number 47: November 21, 2005
Cover Story
Crisis And Courage
C&EN reporters interview students, professors, and chemical company employees affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
News of the Week
Mercury Option
State and local regulators offer plan as alternative to Bush Administration rule.
BASF Research & Development
German chemical giant will spend $1.35 billion in 2006.
Utah Fights Nuclear Waste Storage In Court
State files lawsuit to keep the federal government from approving a private waste facility.
Japanese Firms Keep Improving
Most companies achieve strong operational performance during first half.
Natural Product's Target Identified
Bistramide A disrupts a protein involved in cell division and motion.
FDA Slammed On Contraceptive Case
Investigation hints that FDA decided to reject Plan B before advisors weighed in.
Catherine Hunt Is 2006 ACS President-Elect
Rohm and Haas executive to emphasize education, collaboration, innovation.
Chemical Regulation
Europe's REACH policy survives a crucial vote in European Parliament..
Business (Suscriber Content)
CPhI Promises A High-Tech Comeback
Contract manufacturers emphasize the need for greater process efficiency via breakthrough chemistry.
An Industry Siesta
The chemical industry in Mexico is trying to recover from a major setback in development.
Chemical Earnings Growth Slows
Hurricanes and high costs dampen third-quarter results for most U.S. firms.
Pfizer's Troubles Pull Down Drugmakers
Top U.S. company joins Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb in posting third-quarter sales declines.
Biotech Earnings Jump In Quarter
Genentech leads the biopharmaceutical sector to a strong third quarter.
Government & Policy (Suscriber Content)
Encouraging Team Science
OSTP is facilitating plans to have more than one PI named on a federally funded research grant.
Red Flag Research
Industry-sponsored academic research is heading down a treacherous path.
Science & Technology (Suscriber Content)
Better Control Of Batch Reactors
New heat-transfer technology takes temperature control of batch reactors to unprecedented level .
Digital Briefs
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise.
Education
Where Chemistry And Art Meet
Students investigate the intersection of art and science through study of color and pigments.
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