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Volume 86, Number 35: September 1, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Meetings
- Editor's Page
- The Departments

Cover Story
Breathing Easier
Cystic fibrosis patients could soon benefit from breakthrough small-molecule drugs that treat their underlying disease instead of just their symptoms.

News of the Week
Two-For-One Catalyst
Immobilizing a transition-metal complex in silver yields synergistic properties.
Chemists Receive Top Awards
ACS members are among recipients of national medals of science, technology.
Growth Amid Pharma Cutbacks
Biotech firm Gilead adds jobs, while UCB and Abbott cut back.
Two-Faced Flowers
Tobacco plants add nicotine to their nectar to improve cross-pollination.
Challenging EPA
States will sue to force agency to regulate oil refinery emissions.
Report Hits Safety Board
Auditors want agency to investigate far more industrial accidents.
O2 Requirement For Burning Rises
Experiments suggest Mesozoic oxygen levels were higher than previously expected.
Breaking C–F Bonds
Reaction could lead to ways to dispose of or recycle fluorocarbons.
CO2 As Feedstock
Mitsui will make methanol from the greenhouse gas.
ACS News
Scenes From The ACS National Meeting In Philadelphia
ACS Visits China Again
This time, society officials and journal editors go to china's national meeting.
» Business
Sepetember 1, 2008

Rewiring Research At Pfizer
Top executives are charged with streamlining an R&D behemoth as they build a biopharma juggernaut.
VCI Is On A Roll
Germany's chemical industry association revels in the good times and is working to keep them going.
Chinese Firm Resets Course
Transformed by new managers, fine chemicals producer New Chemphy attracts big-name customers.
Insights: As Baby Boomers Retire
The government has issued clear warnings about what might lie ahead, and the chemical industry is taking steps to respond.
Business Concentrates 
- King Seeks To Buy Alpharma
- Chemical Explosion Kills 20 In China
- Ferro Acquires BP Intermediate
- Agricultural Firms Investigate Corn Stover
- Glaxo Signs Deal For Epilepsy Drug
- Codexis Expands Its Partnership With Arch
- BASF Launches BioBased Polyol ...
- ... As Dow Debuts Biobased Antifreeze
- Solutia Aids Solar Power Plant
- Genzyme And Advinus Target Malaria Drugs
- DSM Invests In Ingredients Firm ...
- ... But Closes Chinese Citric Acid Plant
- Dow Forms Water Pact With Universities
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
September 1, 2008

Freeing Basic Research
Department of Defense memo may reverse the recent rise in government restrictions on some university research.
Bringing Life To Deadly Accidents
Chemical safety board finds a powerful, popular tool in animated videos of chemical plant accidents. With Videos
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
September 1, 2008

A Science Sampler From Philly
Highlights include algae biofuel factories, hunting neutrinos, and more.
Untangling Hair Dynamics
Experimental setup lets researcher tease out tresses' subtle interactions.
Algae Pump Out Hydrocarbon Biofuels
When it comes to biofuels, ethanol from corn gets all the press, but redirecting the photosynthetic process to produce hydrogen or hydrocarbons is another potential source of biofuels.
Metal-Organic Liquids Detect Neutrinos
Chemists have developed new metal-organic liquids to help study the chargeless elementary particles known as neutrinos.
Tiny Devices Get A Grip
Tetherless grippers grab and move wee objects.
Sleuthing Out Contamination
Analytical chemists piece together the origin and fate of environmental contaminants.
Palladium's Hidden Talent
Structures support previously suspected pathway for making carbon-fluorine bonds.
Geotraces Gets Going
Largest ever ocean chemistry study will span about 20 years.
Tracking Ocean Iron
Hydrothermal vents could be a significant source of dissolved iron in the South Pacific.