Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 34: August 20, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Awards
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
ONE PILL, MANY USES
Small molecules blocking the Met receptor could have an impact on a wide range of cancers.
Web Exclusive! The Long Road
Scientists worked for years to unravel Met's role in cancer
News of the Week
Akzo Nobel bid wins ICI
Deal will mark the end of an icon of British industry.
Nanotech Survey
OECD countries are examining nanomaterials.
In Living Color
Nanoscale fluorescence imaging now in multicolor.
Structure Quality
Crystal structures in 'hotter' journals tend to have more errors.
China's Drug Scandal
Trial of five executives from manufacturer of lethal antibiotic product is under way.
New Chemistry Journals Emerge
Nature Chemistry, ACS Nano, and ChemSusChem are unveiled.
Azadirachtin At Last
After more than two decades, chemists succeed at making complex natural product.
'Evolved' Enzyme Has Unique Action
Technique produced a protein that catalyzes RNA ligation.
FTC Moves To Investigate Climate-Offset Market
Federal Trade Commission may create stricter rules for companies that sell carbon offsets.
ACS News
Chemistry Grads On The Upswing
Increasing graduate enrollments engender surge in 2005–06 graduates, with more growth to come.
Awards
ACS 2008 National Award Winners
2007 and 2008 Rylander Award Winners Announced
Sackler Prize Winners Announced
Pasarow Award goes to Tony Hunter
Beckman Young Investigator Award
Phillip Sharp Receives Winthrop-Sears Award
Malcolm E. Pruitt Award goes to Herbert S. Eleuterio
Special Recognition
» Business
August 20, 2007
Soy Rebounds
Soybeans are once again garnering attention as a renewable raw material for polymers.
Chemical Earnings Show Increase
Aggregate rise in earnings among 25 chemical firms was 11.3% in the second quarter, with 18 companies seeing higher results.
Pharma's Mixed bag
Setbacks for blockbuster drugs sideswipe several drug firms' second-quarter results.
Biotechs Rely On Old Products
Second-quarter financial results reflect aging portfolios at big biotech companies.
Business Concentrates
- Symyx Will Acquire MDL
- Rohm And Haas Boosts Display Materials
- Brazil Consolidates Petrochemicals
- Investors Back Cellulosic Ethanol
- GM, A123Systems Join For Batteries
- Celanese Sells Pampa Facility
- New Lab For Cargill
- Erco Plans Switch To Membrane Process
- Chemical Output Up And Down In July
- Sinopec And Partners Mull China Project
- FoldRx Gets Funds From Fibrosis Group
- Pfizer And Icagen Form Pain Pact
- Amgen Will Cut Jobs
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
August 20, 2007
Shippers Face Capacity Crunch
Chemical manufacturers urge Congress to fix ‘broken system’.
Terrorism And The Chemical Industry
The national debate on chemical plant security raises false alarms.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
August 20, 2007
Coming Together On Catalysis
Conference aims to foster unified approach to field’s disparate topics.
Biochem Engineers Meet In Quebec
Engineers combine chemistry and biology to tackle an array of challenges.
