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March 20, 2006 Issue

Volume 84, Issue 12
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March 20, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 12

Building R&D For Drug Discovery

Seasoned expatriates trickle back to help Indian pharmaceutical firms push into discovery research
By Amanda Yarnell
(pp. 13-14)
Features
Business

Germany's Merck Bids To Acquire Schering

Merger of the two German firms would create company with annual sales of nearly $14 billion (p.7)
Business

Shrinking Sales For U.S. Pharma Firms

The industry's heavy reliance on cholesterol-lowering drugs rippled through fourth-quarter results (pp. 26-27)
Back Issues
 

Cover Story: Building R&D For Drug Discovery

Indian Science Rising
India looks to vault itself onto the world's science and technology stage
(p.12)
Indian Pharma Bets On Links With Academia And Government
(p.14)
Bridges Wait To Be Built
India struggles to foster interdisciplinary science
(pp. 15-16)
Keeping Postdocs At Home In India
A vibrant postdoc culture could invigorate India's research climate, but recruiting remains difficult
(pp. 16-17)
A World Apart
Divergence of undergrad education and scientific research in India has been detrimental to both
(pp. 18-19)
A Funding Evolution
Some of India's scientists find research dollars easier than ever to obtain, but inequities remain
(pp. 19-20)
Archaic Labs, World-Class Instruments Pose Stark Contrast
(p.20)
 

News of the Week

Germany's Merck Bids To Acquire Schering

Merger of the two German firms would create company with annual sales of nearly $14 billion
(p.7)

Red Light, Green Light

Researchers edge toward understanding color determination in bioluminescence
(p.8)

Watson To Acquire Drug Rival Andrx

Merger will create number three player in U.S. generics market
(p.8)

Carbon Sequestration

Shell And Statoil Plan To Use CO2 For Enhanced Offshore Oil Recovery
(p.9)

DNA Origami

Universal design scheme can wind DNA into any two-dimensional shape
(p.10)

Making Tamiflu

Roche will use more than 15 contractors to make active ingredient in avian flu drug
(p.10)

Anticancer Natural Product Synthesized

Researchers blaze synthetic trail to the complex bent-ring alkaloid haouamine A
(p.11)
 

Departments

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Business

Petrochemicals Keep Up The Pace

Even with a few setbacks, petrochemical makers had a decent year in 2005 and are optimistic about 2006
(pp. 23-25)

Shrinking Sales For U.S. Pharma Firms

The industry's heavy reliance on cholesterol-lowering drugs rippled through fourth-quarter results
(pp. 26-27)

Biotech Shines In 2005

Treatments for cancer and arthritis propel sales and profits at biopharmaceutical firms
(pp. 28-29)

Corporate Star Search

Start-up firm NineSigma uses Internet to match industrial clients with inventive partners
(p.30)

ACS News

Memoirs Of A SEED Student

(p.50)

Behind The Scenes Of Project Seed

Passionate volunteers drive a successful effort to mentor low-income youth in research and in life
(pp. 49-51)

2005-06 Project SEED College Scholarships

(pp. 51-52)

Progress Report: ACS Web Reinvention

(p.47)

Government & Policy

Tenured Professors Advise State Department Officials

(p.36)

From Science To Statecraft

Bruce Averill considers a leap from tenured chemist to government policy adviser
(pp. 34-37)

Indian Pharma Bets On Links With Academia And Government

(p.14)
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Science & Technology

New Products

New and Notable in the Chemical Industry
(p.45)

Sprites Trigger Sky-High Chemistry

High-altitude lightning is visually stunning, but is it also a player in atmospheric chemistry?
(pp. 40-41)

Molecules As Fossils

Mass spectrometry is helping paleontologists dig up molecular clues about prehistoric creatures
(pp. 42-43)

Academic Chemistry After Katrina

Chemistry departments at New Orleans universities suffer less than some, but difficulties remain
(p.44)

Building R&D For Drug Discovery

Seasoned expatriates trickle back to help Indian pharmaceutical firms push into discovery research
(pp. 13-14)

Bridges Wait To Be Built

India struggles to foster interdisciplinary science
(pp. 15-16)

Keeping Postdocs At Home In India

A vibrant postdoc culture could invigorate India's research climate, but recruiting remains difficult
(pp. 16-17)

A World Apart

Divergence of undergrad education and scientific research in India has been detrimental to both
(pp. 18-19)

A Funding Evolution

Some of India's scientists find research dollars easier than ever to obtain, but inequities remain
(pp. 19-20)

Archaic Labs, World-Class Instruments Pose Stark Contrast

(p.20)

Indian Science Rising

India looks to vault itself onto the world's science and technology stage
(p.12)

Career & Employment

Silent Chemistry

The obstacles for deaf students to become molecular scientists are shrinking, but it's still hard
(pp. 53-56)

Newscripts

Trading scientists, Really innovative reality TV, Brains on display

(p.64)

Editor's Page

Indian Science Rising

(p.5)

Letters

letters

(p.4)