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June 2, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 22
COVER: A cross-link between two double-bond-tipped amino acid side chains (pink) stabilizes a peptide’s (green) ?-helical structure.
Volume 86, Issue 22
STRAPPED - DOWN PEPTIDES
Chemical braces hold peptides in place, heralding a potential new class of therapeutics
COVER: A cross-link between two double-bond-tipped amino acid side chains (pink) stabilizes a peptide’s (green) ?-helical structure.
Credit: Eric D. Smith/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Volume 86, Issue 22
June 2, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 22
Chemical braces hold peptides in place, heralding a potential new class of therapeutics
(pp. 18-23)
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Business
Industry relies on chemical suppliers to help lower environmental impact and raise performance (pp. 28-30)
ACS News
2007 chemistry graduates entered a still relatively strong U.S. job market and did quite well (pp. 52-56)
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(p.13)Scientists Protest In France
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(p.13)A Perfect Landing
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(p.14)Kavli Prize Winners
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(p.14)Alnylam And Takeda
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(p.15)Buyers In Talks For Chemtura
Apollo, Blackstone are said to be discussing price and financing details
(p.16)More Money For Science, Maybe
Senate attaches funds for science in war supplemental bill
(p.16)Departments
Business
Industry relies on chemical suppliers to help lower environmental impact and raise performance
(pp. 28-30)
High prices for precious metals make catalytic converters a target of theft
(p.32)
What if they had a genomics revolution and nobody showed up?
(p.33)Concentrates
(pp. 21-22)
(pp. 21-22)- Chemical, Drug Firms Offer Earthquake Relief
- Tronox Cuts Back
- Canadian Firms Will Sequester CO2
- Rohm And Haas Plans Facility In Vietnam
- Air Liquide Buys An Edwards Business
- BASF Sets Plant For Biodiesel Catalyst
- Kumho Cries Foul Over Solutia Lawsuit
- Cambridge Display Forms OLED Pact
- Bayer Establishes Robotics Group
- Lexicon Reorganizes And Cuts R&D jobs
- Innocentive seeks Health Care solutions
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Will Acquire Kosan
- Lonza Buys Cell Technology Firm
- Business Roundup
- All Concentrates
ACS News
2007 chemistry graduates entered a still relatively strong U.S. job market and did quite well
(pp. 52-56)
Government & Policy
Congress, media call into question safety of widely used plastics chemical
(pp. 36-39)
Business community is divided over how to modernize regulatory structure
(pp. 36-39)Books
Book presents a wealth of information on how chemistry has been viewed over time
(pp. 50-51)
Science & Technology
Chemical braces hold peptides in place, heralding a potential new class of therapeutics
(pp. 18-23)
A subterranean research center buzzes beneath Paris' most famous museum
(pp. 46-47)
Chemist prepares to ascend to top job at UNC Chapel Hill, where he plans to focus on faculty recruitment and retention
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