Back Issue
Volume 86, Number 15: April 14, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Employment
- Editor's Page
- The Departments

Cover Story
An Uphill Battle
With short lives and uncertain profits, antibiotics are a unique development challenge for drug companies
Imminent Threat: Gram-Negative Bacteria
The Ketek Effect Web Exclusive

News of the Week
ACS Meets In New Orleans
Chemists, chemical engineers hold joint meeting in the Crescent City.
Eye For Business
Novartis will pay billions for a majority stake in Nestlé's Alcon eye care unit.
REACH Preregistration
EU agency raises awareness about first deadlines under chemical law.
Pharmaceutical Purchase
Takeda buys Millennium to build U.S. business.
Toxic Socks
Silver nanoparticles intended to control odor release in the wash.
Grace Reaches Asbestos Deal
Settlement could allow firm to emerge from bankruptcy by year's end.
Energy Defines Sustainability
Presidential symposium lays out challenges and opportunities for chemists and chemical engineers in energy research.
Spying On Catalysts
Infrared method probes reactions as they occur in zeolites.
Cech Steps Down At HHMI
Chemist-president of prestigious biomedical institute will leave in spring 2009, return to teaching and research.
Courting Japan
Foreign suppliers of pharmaceutical chemicals affirm commitment to country's market.
Jungle Sky
Forest air can do more oxidizing than previously thought.
ACS News
ACS Comment
Your role in making ACS a premier advocacy organization.
ACS Honors Its 50-Year Members
Chemistry Graduate Student Symposium In China
Employment
Launching Corporate Careers
Recent B.S. and M.S.graduates ignite their passion for chemistry within diverse businesses.
» Business
April 14, 2008

The Acid Touch
Rising prices for sulfuric acid have widespread industrial impact.
Reichhold's Comeback
Two years after a management buyout, CEO John Gaither steers old-line firm in a global expansion.
Petrochemical Futures
Although they have much to worry about, petrochemical makers remain optimistic.
Business Concentrates 
- European Drugmakers Look East For actives
- Jubilant Will Acquire Contract Firm Draxis
- Lonza Will Boost Niacin Capacity
- Rohm And Haas Buys, Sells In Electronics
- Chlorine Leak Settlement Reached
- Another Expansion Set For Abu Dhabi
- DuPont Opens Storm Shelter Test Facility
- Praxair Oxygen Will Treat Drinking Water For The Olympics
- Dicciani Will Retire From Honeywell Post
- Nektar Ends Inhaled Insulin Programs
- Harvard And Merck Form Research Pact
- Biotech Companies Plan Job Reductions
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
April 14, 2008

EPA Science Investigated
House committee probe of industry bias in agency review reaches former ACS president.
Job Market Blues
States may have to step into breach while legal battle continues over EPA rule.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
April 14, 2008

Bacteria In Clouds
Microbial meteorologists investigate how airborne microbes might influence weather.
What's That Stuff? Dryer Sheets
The science that gives clothing a soft feel and fresh scent as it prevents static cling.