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May 29, 2006 Cover
Volume 84, Issue 22
Volume 84, Issue 22
DOW CHEMICAL
Dow Chemical CEO is alternately engaging, decisive, and combative as he outlines his firm's energy, research, and strategic options
Credit: Photo by Peter Cutts
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May 29, 2006 Issue
Volume 84, Issue 22
May 29, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 22
Dow Chemical CEO is alternately engaging, decisive, and combative as he outlines his firm's energy, research, and strategic options
(pp. 10-15)
Features
Science & Technology
Technique could ease sequencing and analysis of biological sugar chains (p.5)
Government & Policy
Analyst argues the term 'weapons of mass destruction' should mean nuclear, biological, and chemical arms (pp. 21-22)
News of the Week
SPOT Grabs, Tags Carbohydrates
Technique could ease sequencing and analysis of biological sugar chains
(p.5)BASF Ups Bid For Engelhard Again
As Engelhard’s annual meeting approaches, BASF makes its ‘best and final offer’
(p.6)Changing The Rules For Academic Labs
Universities would get a break from current requirements aimed at industry
(p.6)Green Chemistry
CO2-Based Dry-Cleaning Chain Launched In Germany
(p.7)Proceed With Care
High doses of some short hairpin RNAs cause liver toxicity and death in mice
(p.7)Plant Security
Study calls for funding R&D on inherently safer chemicals and processes, safer storage
(p.8)World Health
Gates Foundation, Novartis embark on public-private ventures to combat TB and malaria
(p.9)Departments
Business
Software giant SAP racks up kudos at its Sapphire users conference
(p.18)
Insecticide-treated nets are playing an important role in fighting malaria in Africa, Southeast Asia
(p.19)
Dow Chemical CEO is alternately engaging, decisive, and combative as he outlines his firm's energy, research, and strategic options
(pp. 10-15)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Solutia is selling pharmaceuticals unit to India-based Dishman
- Tate files suit over sucralose
- Ferro picks new accounting firm
- More die from Chinese drug
- Chemir acquires nearby Gateway
- Asahi boosts Chinese output
- Cambrex inks biologics pact
- DuPont helps fight bird flu
- Avanir buys drug firm Alamo
- Antibody R&D deals abound
- Trinidad plant plans advance
- April chemical output up
- Cognis goes on Wild ride
- Dow to expand ethyleneamines
- Thai Petrochem ousts founder
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Analyst argues the term 'weapons of mass destruction' should mean nuclear, biological, and chemical arms
(pp. 21-22)
Board gathers input on improving effective scientific partnerships between U.S. and non-U.S. scientists
(p.23)
Former EPA research chiefs examine the challenges facing agency's science programs
(p.24)Books
Book delves into how high-tech organizations often function by creating logic from confusion
(pp. 30-31)
Science & Technology
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise
(p.29)
Niobium complex allows MIT chemists to build compounds from elemental phosphorus
(pp. 26-27)
Caltech instructor and his comic strip champion a rethinking of the merits of putting things off
(p.28)Letters
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