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Volume 87, Number 18: May 4, 2009
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Building Brick By Brick
Starting from square one, the South African science community is slowly laying the foundation for a biotechnology industry.
News of the Week
Obama Commits To Support For Science
President aims to raise federal R&D funding to 3% of GDP.
Containing Swine Flu
FDA authorizes unapproved diagnostic test, new uses for drug.
New Route To Treat Depression
Finding could help people failed by current antidepressants.
Chemical Society Cutbacks
Global economic downturn necessitates job and benefit cuts at world's largest scientific society.
Dow, BASF In The Black
Top two chemical firms eke out profits in the first quarter despite steep declines in demand.
Imparting Chirality To Metals
Method imprints solid with handedness derived from molecules.
Academy Elects New Members
NAS elects 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 15 countries.
Photonic Polyethylene
Unique block copolymers yield colorful, low-cost materials for many applications.
Celanese PVOH Business Goes To Japan's Sekisui
Sale price shows decline in business's value since 2000.
» Business
May 4, 2009
Top 50 Chemical Producers
C&EN's annual ranking of U.S. chemical firms shows early strains from the economy.
A Decade Of Change
DuPont Chairman Holliday reflects on transformation of his company and the industry.
Insights: Battery Thrills And Chills
U.S. manufacturers will need more than stimulus money to succeed at powering the electric car revolution.
Business Concentrates
- China Sets Conditions On Lucite Acquisition
- Judge Throws Out Pesticide Lawsuit
- Evonik Starts Up Biodiesel Catalysts
- Flavor Maker Finds Natural Blue
- Dow Signs Pact For Novel Methane
- GE Demonstrates Holographic Storage
- Qteros To Pilot Ethanol Process
- LyondellBasell Adds To Bankruptcy Filing
- DuPont Gets Nod For Insect Repellant
- Sanofi Overhauls Late-Stage Pipeline
- Bayer Licenses Ardea Compounds
- Novozymes Adds Hyaluronic Acid
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
May 4, 2009
Investigative Science
The FBI Laboratory's chemistry unit helps solve crimes with state-of-the-art technology.
Leading Suspects
FBI Laboratory top officials include chemists.
Improving Federal Science
Plans are under way to create a more formal science of science policy.
Ethical Review
GAO finds that ethics review boards for clinical trials are vulnerable to fraud, abuse.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
May 4, 2009
Divining The Spliceosome
The missing link between humanity’s small genome and huge proteome reveals some secrets.
Wallboard Woes
Odors and corrosion raise concern over drywall imported from China.
