Back Issue
Volume 86, Number 6: February 11, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- ACS News
- Awards
- 235th ACS National Meeting
- Reel Science
- Editor's Page
- The Departments

Cover Story
Personalized Medicine
Armed with the decoded human genome, drug researchers and clinicians are working to close the gap between patient and therapy.
Cover: iStockphoto

News of the Week
Patchy Increases For R&D
Proposed research funding is way up for some agencies, down for others.
Amgen, Takeda Ink Big Licensing Deal
$1 billion pact gives Takeda dibs on 13 molecules in Japan.
Tail-Pipe Cleanup
Sensing technology is key to reducing pollutants from cars, study shows.
Reaction Control
Selective bond breaking achieved with methane on a surface.
Venture Capital
BASF backs $100 million Japanese investment fund.
How An Anti-HIV Drug Sidesteps Resistance
Inhibitor modifies its shape to accommodate changes in enzyme conformation. With Video
ACS Enhances Its Toxicology Journal
Chemical Research in Toxicology now carries news and a more international flavor.
Banks Set Guides For Power Plantsp
To chemical industry's detriment, new rules for lending favor gas-based electricity.
Clean Catalysis
Environmentally friendly synthesis of niacin generates less inorganic waste.
Books
Exposing Chemistry
Book spells out the differences between the U.S. and Europe regarding chemical regulation.
Awards
2008 ACS National Award Winners
Recipients are honored for contributions of major significance to chemistry.
Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry
E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy
ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry
ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research
Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry
Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry
235th ACS National Meeting
235th National Meeting
Preliminary program, technical program summary and general meeting info for April 6–10 in New Orleans.
» Business
February 11, 2008

Color Challenge
P&G banks on new hair coloring chemistry to reinvigorate a mature market.
Venture Funds Turn to Cleantech
Investors see profits in solar power, renewable fuels, and energy storage.
Business Concentrates 
- Partners Debut Method For Purifying Glycerin
- Solutia Sues Banks Over Exit Package
- Lanxess Is Cutting Jobs In Ontario
- Argonne Lab Claims New Ethylene Process
- Chemtura Exits Fluorochemicals
- Toray Sets Food Wrap Plants In France
- Albemarle Wins Anthera Contract
- AMRI Acquires An Indian Pilot Plant
- Alpharma To Sell Bulk Drug Business
- Dow is Hosting Two Terracotta Warriors
- GSK Strikes Deal For Amira Compounds
- GE Will Buy Filter Company Whatman
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
February 11, 2008

Balancing Energy Needs and Safety
Push to boost natural gas production gives rise to environmental concerns.
Water Safety
Diesel fuel in hydraulic fracturing threatens aquifers.Web Exclusive
Research Trends
"Science & Engineering Indicators" report shows that basic research is hurting.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
February 11, 2008

Is Peer Review Honest?
Although hard evidence of reviewer impropriety is scarce, suspicions plague junior faculty.
In Search of Concrete Evidence
Materials scientist suggests parts of the Egyptian pyramids were made from reconstituted limestone.
Flu Virus Proton Channel Analyzed
Structures of key surface protein suggest different drug mechanisms.
Anticancer Agent Created, Corrected
Two neopeltolide total syntheses lead to its structural reassignment.
Digital Briefs
New software and websites for the chemical enterprise.