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"To not understand the consequences of what you are introducing into the world is problematic."
PAUL T. ANASTAS, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, EPA OFFICE OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTp. 40

March 7, 2011

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Highlights

Cover Story

Battling The Bedbug Epidemic

Chemical controls, government action, and personal vigilance are all required to tame the outbreak. (pp. 13-18)

Business

Petrochemicals (Member Content)

Cheap raw materials and a muted industry downturn add up to good times for U.S. companies. (pp. 22-25)

241st ACS National Meeting

Meeting Events In Anaheim

Highlights of events and lists of exhibitions and exhibitor workshops. (pp. 58-61, 66-81)

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News Of The Week

Europe's Firms Back On Track p. 7

Chemical Earnings: Economic growth powers fourth-quarter rebound.

Government On Life Support p. 8

Congress: Temporary spending bill averts government shutdown, at least for now.

'Shaving' Graphene p. 8

Nanoscience: Zinc treatment chemically peels off layers of graphene.

Organocatalysis Expands p. 9

Synthesis: Method directly yields β-functionalized aldehydes.

Merck Sells Biomanufacturing Network To Fujifilm p. 9

Biopharmaceuticals: Contract manufacturing operations to transfer to industry newcomer.

Quake Shakes New Zealand Chemistry p. 10

Natural Disaster: Upheaval closes Christchurch area universities.

Daiichi Will Buy Plexxikon p. 10

Pharmaceuticals: Deal adds to spending spree by Japan's drugmakers.

Patent Overhaul Gathers Steam p. 11

Intellectual Property: Amendments to a Senate bill move patent reform a step forward.

Greenlight For New Automotive Refrigerant p. 11

Regulation: Compound has low global warming potential, EPA says.

Business

Petrochemicals pp. 22-25 (Member Content)

Cheap raw materials and a muted industry downturn add up to good times for U.S. companies.

Catching Winners pp. 26-27 (Member Content)

Lilly's online drug discovery initiative reaches its first collaborative deal with the University of Notre Dame.

Integrating Cognis pp. 28-29 (Member Content)

To succeed in personal care, BASF looks to link the scientific and the emotional.

C&EN Talks With J. Brian Ferguson p. 30 (Member Content)

The Chemical Industry Medal Winner navigated Eastman Chemical through a difficult period.

Business Concentrates pp. 20-21 (Member Content)

Meetings

Meeting Events In Anaheim

Highlights of events and lists of exhibitions and exhibitor workshops. (pp. 58-61, 65-81)

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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

Mercury Is Out At NIST p. 34 (Member Content)

Standards agency quits calibration of mercury thermometers.

Double Duty pp. 37-38 (Member Content)

Reusing comet-exploring spacecraft yields big payoffs.

Insights: Predicting Toxicity p. 40 (Member Content)

Chemists should be aware of the potential risks posed by the products they make.

Government & Policy Concentrates p. 32 (Member Content)

ACS Comment

ACS: 2010 Highlights And 2011 Goals p. 55 (Member Content)

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Science & Technology

Chemistry Unlocks Ancient Secrets pp. 44-47 (Member Content)

Cutting-edge analytical methods decipher molecular clues buried in age-old artifacts.

Calcium's Awakening pp. 49-51 (Member Content)

After sitting interminably in magnesium's shadow, the alkaline-earth metal's chemistry is coming alive.

Science & Technology Concentrates pp. 42-43 (Member Content)

Editor's Page

CENtral Science p. 3

The Departments

Letters p. 4

Newscripts p. 88

Portman's Prowess, 'Star Trek' Chemistry, Cell Phone Signals

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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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