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August 20, 2007 Cover
Volume 85, Issue 34
COVER: Sebastien Jeay (left) and Enkelada Nakuci areresearchers atArQule, one of the companies working tocreate a Met blocker.
Volume 85, Issue 34
CANCER WARRIORS
Small molecules blocking the Met receptor could have an impact on a wide range of cancers
COVER: Sebastien Jeay (left) and Enkelada Nakuci areresearchers atArQule, one of the companies working tocreate a Met blocker.
Credit: ArQule
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August 20, 2007 Issue
Volume 85, Issue 34
August 20, 2007 Issue, Vol. 85 | Iss. 34
Small molecules blocking the Met receptor could have an impact on a wide range of cancers
(pp. 15-23)
News of the Week
China's Drug Scandal
Trial of five executives from manufacturer of lethal antibiotic product is under way
(p.11)Azadirachtin At Last
After more than two decades, chemists succeed at making complex natural product
(p.12)FTC Moves To Investigate Climate-Offset Market
Federal Trade Commission may create stricter rules for companies that sell carbon offsets
(p.13)Departments
Business
Aggregate rise in earnings among 25 chemical firms was 11.3% in the second quarter, with 18 companies seeing higher results
(pp. 27-30)
Setbacks for blockbuster drugs sideswipe several drug firms' second-quarter results
(pp. 32-33)
Second-quarter financial results reflect aging portfolios at big biotech companies
(pp. 34-35)
Soybeans are once again garnering attention as a renewable raw material for polymers
(pp. 36-39)Concentrates
(pp. 25-26)
(pp. 25-26)- Symyx Will Acquire MDL
- Rohm And Haas Boosts Display Materials
- Brazil Consolidates Petrochemicals
- Investors Back Cellulosic Ethanol
- GM, A123Systems Join For Batteries
- Celanese Sells Pampa Facility
- New Lab For Cargill
- Erco Plans Switch To Membrane Process
- Chemical Output Up And Down In July
- Sinopec And Partners Mull China Project
- FoldRx Gets Funds From Fibrosis Group
- Pfizer And Icagen Form Pain Pact
- Amgen Will Cut Jobs
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
ACS News
Increasing graduate enrollments engender surge in 2005-06 graduates, with more growth to come
(pp. 60-63)Awards(pp. 74-75)
(pp. 74-75)- ACS 2008 National Award Winners
- 2007 and 2008 Rylander Award Winners Announced
- Sackler Prize Winners Announced
- Pasarow Award goes to Tony Hunter
- Beckman Young Investigator Award
- Phillip Sharp Receives Winthrop-Sears Award
- Malcolm E. Pruitt Award goes to Herbert S. Eleuterio
- Special Recognition
- ACS National Awards
Government & Policy
Chemical manufacturers urge Congress to fix 'broken system'
(pp. 42-47)
The national debate on chemical plant security raises false alarms
(p.49)
Science & Technology
Small molecules blocking the Met receptor could have an impact on a wide range of cancers
(pp. 15-23)
Conference aims to foster unified approach to field's disparate topics
(pp. 52-54)
Engineers combine chemistry and biology to tackle an array of challenges
(pp. 55-57)