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"Here, you have to order chemicals well in advance, and I mean well in advance. You're lucky if your chemicals arrive in four months."
TEVITA VORO, CHEMISTRY LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, LAUCALA CAMPUS, FIJIp. 53

February 28, 2011

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Highlights

Cover Story

Federal Budget 2012

President Obama provides targeted gains for science. (pp. 13-25)

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Business

Rebuilding The Supply Chain (Member Content)

At Informex, suppliers worked to create new and stronger ties with customers. (pp. 19-22)

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Meetings

Pittcon 2011 In Atlanta (Member Content)

Gathering aims to be the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. (pp. 66-67)

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News Of The Week

House Slashes Federal Funding p. 7

Congress: Senate, House budget battle could lead to government shutdown.

Scripps Changes Leadership p. 8

Biomedical Research: Richard Lerner will step down as president to be succeeded by Berkeley chemist Michael Marletta.

Takeda Splurges On Research p. 8

Pharma R&D: Japanese firm opens $1.8 billion center.

Chemists Join Wisconsin Budget Battle p. 9

Worker's Rights: Bill to limit collective bargaining for state employees sparks widespread protests.

Gilead Sciences To Buy Calistoga Pharmaceutical p. 9

Acquisitions: Deal adds key oncology compound to acquisitive firm's pipeline.

Pushing For A Phthalate p. 10

European Union: Industry wants to continue use of DEHP, which is facing a ban under REACH.

The Case Of The Missing Xenon p. 10

Noble Gases: First XeO2 synthesis could provide the final clue to one of Earth’s geochemical mysteries.

Poor Management Led To BP Spill p. 11

Technical Findings: Long-running problems caused Gulf spill, commission finds.

Big Enzyme Takes On Tiny Target p. 11

Catalysis: Modifying a huge active site enables conversion of methane to methanol.

Business

Rebuilding The Supply Chain pp. 28-31 (Member Content)

At Informex, suppliers worked to create new and stronger ties with customers.

Green Chemistry: Pharmaceutical Roundtable Shares Assessment Tool With Suppliers pp. 30-31 (Member Content)

Chemical Earnings Gain Steam pp. 32-34 (Member Content)

As the economy heats up, demand for chemicals spreads to all regions and sectors.

Pharma's Next Transformation pp. 36-38 (Member Content)

Companies continued to overhaul R&D amid tepid fourth-quarter results.

Little-Known HEC Beefs Up R&D pp. 40-41 (Member Content)

From 26 scientists in 2005, Chinese drug firm expects its research payroll to hit 1,500 by next year.

Assessing The Cost Of Greenhouse Gases p. 43

Climate Change: Two studies try to measure long-term impact on business and investors.

Business Concentrates pp. 26-27 (Member Content)

Meetings

Pittcon 2011 In Atlanta pp. 66 - 67 (Member Content)

Gathering aims to be the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science.

2011 C&EN Calendar Web Exclusive

C&EN's latest list of meetings and events of interest to those in the chemical community.

This Week Online

Government & Policy

FDA Budget Set To Expand p. 45 (Member Content)

President requests 29.3% boost for agency in fiscal 2012.

Diversifying Chemistry Faculty p. 46 (Member Content)

Workshop examines diversity inequity in academia.

Government & Policy Concentrates p. 44 (Member Content)

2011 ACS National Award Winners pp. 58 - 65 (Member Content)

Recipients are honored for contributions of major significance to chemistry.

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Science & Technology

Navigating Nagoya pp. 50-51

Natural product hunters prepare to adapt to new biodiversity treaty.

Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 48-49 (Member Content)

ACS News

IYC Profile: Fiji p. 53

For Fijian ACS member Tevita Voro, living in paradise can have its challenges.

ACS Updates Its Policy Statements pp. 54-56

Society calls for action on job creation, chemicals management, and climate change.

Policy Priorities: Current ACS Position Statements pp. 54-55

ACS Committees Seek Member Input On Policy Statements Web Exclusive

ACS Introduces Middle School Chemistry Curriculum p. 57

ACS Offers Funds For International Research Travel p. 57

Welcome: ACS hosted a reception for new officers. p. 57

Editor's Page

A Fundamental Divide p. 3

The Departments

Letters pp. 4-5

Newscripts p. 72

Chemistry Kit Chemophobia, Goof-Proof Golf Balls

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Environmental SCENE News

Fertilizer May Help Bacteria Slip Into Groundwater

Water Safety: High phosphate levels allow deadly microbes to pass through soil.

Bisphenol A Is Ubiquitous In Receipts

Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers detect BPA in every receipt that they collected from seven U.S. cities.

Sunlight Is An Effective Disinfectant

Public Health: Field work shows that a cheap water treatment method improves children's health.

House Takes Aim At Clean Air Act

Pollution: Industry backs cost-benefit analyses of EPA rules, but critics fear assault on public health.

Analytical SCENE News

New Method Isolates Membrane Proteins

Protein Purification: Technique separates proteins on a lipid bilayer.

Bisphenol A Is Ubiquitous In Receipts

Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers detect BPA in every receipt that they collected from seven U.S. cities.

Mapping Drugs In Human Tissue

Clinical Chemistry: Mass spectrometry imaging provides view of an inhaled drug in human lung tissue.

Skeletons Come To Light

Fluorescence Imaging: Monitoring cells as they dissolve bone may lead to disease treatments.

Analyzing Nuclear Processes

ACS Meeting News: Analytical chemists devise ways to watch radioactive streams.

JACS Research In C&EN

Indole Changeup Yields Elusive Alkaloid

ACS Meeting News: Cyclization and nitrene insertion star in synthesis.

Prefab Synthesis Moves Ahead

Organic Chemistry: First stable alpha-boryl aldehydes ease preparation of complex small molecules.

Multiple Bradykinin States Revealed

The peptide adopts at least 10 conformers in solution, explaining why its structure had only been partially characterized.

Scaling Up The Axinellamines

A quicker, more efficient, and stereocontrolled route to a key intermediate streamlines natural product syntheses.

A Revamped Vancomycin

Medicinal Chemistry: Modified compound shows promise against hard-to-treat bacteria.

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