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Volume 86, Number 38: September 22, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Education
- ACS News
- Reel Science
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Resetting Priorities
The already challenging path to an HIV vaccine takes a hard turn after recent clinical trials.
News of the Week
BASF Seeks To Acquire Ciba
If completed, $5.5 billion deal will advance BASF's quest for specialty chemical operations.
Debating Science
Chemistry council, toxicologist clash at House panel hearing on scientific peer reviews.
European Reunion
Association of European chemists convenes in Italy.
Texas Weathers Ike
Many chemical plants, academic institutions remain shut down in hurricane's wake.
Electron Microscopy
Method images individual hydrocarbon chains diffusing through pores.
BPA Linked To Health Problems
Chemical tied to higher risk of heart disease.
Confusion Reigns On Energy Bills
Election-year politics clash with energy policy.
Antibiotic Ideas
Studies advocate blocking cell-division protein, essential metabolic pathway.
Biobased Isoprene
Goodyear and Genencor seek a fermentation route to important synthetic rubber raw material.
Education
Chemistry Teachers Get Schooled
Conference provides forum for new and seasoned educators to swap ideas.
» Business
September 22, 2008
Preferred Contracts
Custom manufacturers of pharmaceutical actives and intermediates vie for a position in new big pharma supply chains.
Entrepreneurship Emerges in Japan
A handful of Japanese venture capital firms invest in local high-tech start-ups.
Season In The Sun
Strong year for European agrochemical producers is overshadowed by impending legislation.
Business Concentrates
- U.S. Blocks Import Of Ranbaxy Drugs
- China Uncovers Tainted Baby-Food
- Hijackers Seize Chemical Cargo Ship
- AkzoNobel Buys Two Paint Firms
- Tokuyama, Mitsui Link For New Silane Process
- Total Invests In Alternative Fuels
- Boeing Strike Hits Fiber Maker Hexcel
- Pfizer And Mannkind Reach Insulin Deal
- Bayer Acquires Protein Firm Direvo
- Two Biotech Firms Slash Staff Levels
- DSM Opens New Nylon Facility ...
- ... Signs Deals In Drug Delivery And Amines
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
September 22, 2008
Pharma Recalculates
Drug companies reverse course and boost donations to Democrats.
Tests Of Endocrine Disruptors Delayed
After more than a decade, EPA's program has not begun screening a single chemical.
Stopping The Bombs
JIEDDO moves fast to get technology to the field to stop improvised explosive devices.
Buying Time For Earth's Climate
Curbs on black carbon, smog may be best short-term plan, report says.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
September 22, 2008
Near-IR Imaging Goes Further
New dyes open door to biomedical applications of near-IR imaging.
Hybrid Polymers For Healing Voices
Elastin mimics could help grow new vocal cords. With Video
Sniffing Out Cancer
Alterations in volatile chemicals emitted by humans could be used as biomarkers to diagnose the disease.
New Prostate Cancer Agent Class
Rational design leads to novel drug candidate, now in clinical trials.
Speeding Up Computations
Code harnesses graphics processors for faster chemical calculations.
Science & Technology Concentrates
- Catalytic Electrocyclization
- Catching Catalyst Particles In Action
- Structural Insights Into Shigella Virulence Factor
- An Unusual Blue Protein Chromophore
- Colloidal Dumbbells Form Chiral Chains
- Fullerene Traps Longest Metal Bond
- Chemistry For Beating Down Cocaine Abuse
- Modified Calixarene Boosts DNA Delivery
