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Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society
February 11, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 6
Volume 86, Issue 6
A MEDICINE OF ONE'S OWN
Armed with the decoded human genome, drug researchers and clinicians are working to close the gap between patient and therapy
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February 11, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 6
February 11, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 6
Armed with the decoded human genome, drug researchers and clinicians are working to close the gap between patient and therapy
(pp. 17-27)
Features
Science & Technology
Materials scientist suggests parts of the Egyptian pyramids were made from reconstituted limestone (pp. 50-52)
News of the Week
Patchy Increases For R&D
Proposed research funding is way up for some agencies, down for others
(p.11)Amgen, Takeda Ink Big Licensing Deal
$1 billion pact gives Takeda dibs on 13 molecules in Japan
(p.12)Tail-Pipe Cleanup
Sensing technology is key to reducing pollutants from cars, study shows
(p.12)Reaction Control
Selective bond breaking achieved with methane on a surface
(p.13)Toxicology Journal Enhanced
Chemical Research in Toxicology now carries news and a more international flavor
(p.14)Banks Set Guides For Power Plants
To chemical industry's detriment, new rules for lending favor gas-based electricity
(p.15)Departments
Business
P&G banks on new hair coloring chemistry to reinvigorate a mature market
(pp. 32-33)
Investors see profits in solar power, renewable fuels, and energy storage
(pp. 34-35)Concentrates
(pp. 29-30)
(pp. 29-30)- 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
ACS News
New Orleans April 6–10
(p.75)Awards(p.62)
(p.62)- 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
- 2008 ACS National Award Winners Landing Page
Government & Policy
Push to boost natural gas production gives rise to environmental concerns
(pp. 38-42)
"Science & Engineering Indicators" report shows that basic research is hurting
(pp. 43-45)Books
Book spells out the differences between the U.S. and Europe regarding chemical regulation
(pp. 58-59)
Science & Technology
Armed with the decoded human genome, drug researchers and clinicians are working to close the gap between patient and therapy
(pp. 17-27)
Although hard evidence of reviewer impropriety is scarce, suspicions plague junior faculty
(pp. 48-49)
Materials scientist suggests parts of the Egyptian pyramids were made from reconstituted limestone
(pp. 50-52)
Structures of key surface protein suggest different drug mechanisms
(pp. 53-54)
Two neopeltolide total syntheses lead to its structural reassignment
(pp. 55-56)
New software and websites for the chemical enterprise
(p.57)Newscripts
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