Current Issue
Volume 86, Number 40: October 6, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- ACS News
- Employment
- Editor's Page
- The Departments

Cover Story
The Other Scarce Resource
Water treatment firms help industry close the water loop.
Everyday Products Carry A Hidden Global Cost
In New U.S. Initiative, Geologists And Planners Work Together To Avert Water Wars

News of the Week
Chemical Industry Begins To Feel Wall Street Woes
Tight credit, slowing economy are starting to hit companies.
California Passes Researcher Protection Law
Bill makes it illegal to publish academics' information for criminal intent.
Rapid Tagging Of Biomolecules
Cycloaddition never before used biologically could help assemble sophisticated probes.
Pharma Suppliers Brace For Downturn
Manufacturers attending CPhI assess the impact of financial turmoil.
Pfizer, GSK Reshape R&D
Pharma giants refocus; job cuts are likely.
Nobel Laureates Support Obama
Letter says Democratic candidate is the best choice for science and technology.
Huntsman Prevails Over Hexion
Court finds that Hexion must honor its deal to buy Huntsman.
Taking A Bite Out Of Mercury Trade
U.S., EU will halt exports of commodity quicksilver.
Bacterial Stress Reliever
First comprehensive view of stressosome complex.
Books
Examining Icons of Chemistry
Author takes a warts-and-all approach to the people who built 20th-century chemistry.
Employment
Networking Know-How
It's not just about finding a job, it's about building relationships. With Video
» Business
October 6, 2008

Shimadzu Seeks Bigger U.S. Presence
Instrument maker strengthens life sciences focus while expanding into industrial testing.
Insights: 'Cleantech' Concerns
Environmentally friendly technology may be hot, but it isn't necessarily overhyped.
Business Concentrates 
- AkzoNobel And DSM Reap Fruits Of Restructuring
- Dow Suffers India Setback
- Holliday To Receive Palladium Award
- Vertellus Boosts B Vitamins In China
- Evonik Opens Energy Efficiency Center
- Fuel Cell Powers German Airplane
- Wellman Will Sell South Carolina Plant
- Bayer Advances Drugs From Tobacco
- Lanxess Tackles Arsenic In Water
- Advinus And Orchid Sign Discovery Deals
- Chiral Quest Slates Chinese Pilot Plant
- Groups Back Vaccines For Malaria And Hiv
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
October 6, 2008

Debating Science
Presidential candidates answer science policy questions.
Get Ready For Nanotech Food
Nanoscale materials are hitting the U.S. market in a wide range of food products.
EPA's Scientific Integrity Probed
House panel investigates agency's scrubbing of peer reviewer's comments after industry complaint.
C&EN Talks With: Jon M. Huntsman Jr.
Utah governor applies chemical industry experience to a burgeoning political career.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
October 6, 2008

Peptide-Producing Powerhouses
Researchers are getting a clearer picture of massive microbial assembly-line enzymes.
In Memory Of Luo Xiaoming
Chemistry teacher caught in deadly earthquake loses his life while saving his students.
Science & Technology Concentrates
- Phoenix Mars Lander Update
- Early Origin Indicated For Small RNAs
- Selective Pathway To Small-Ring Aldehydes
- Chemical Equator Divides Hemispheres
- A Mechanism For Protein Entry Into A Cell Nucleus
- Improved Fabrication Of Crystalline Films
- Increasingly Acidic Oceans Will Be Noisier
- Beetle Bacteria Wield An Antifungal Agent