Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society
 

June 2, 2008 Issue

Volume 86, Issue 22
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June 2, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 22

Harnessing Helices

Chemical braces hold peptides in place, heralding a potential new class of therapeutics
By Carmen Drahl
(pp. 18-23)
Features
Business

Tidying Up Paint

Industry relies on chemical suppliers to help lower environmental impact and raise performance (pp. 28-30)
ACS News

Starting Salaries

2007 chemistry graduates entered a still relatively strong U.S. job market and did quite well (pp. 52-56)
Back Issues
 

News of the Week

Tailor-Made Crystals

Structure-directing synthesis increases fraction of reactive facets
(p.12)

Dow Chemical Hikes Prices

Company blames Uncle Sam for high raw material costs
(p.13)

Scientists Protest In France

Researchers object to proposed restructuring of CNRS
(p.13)

A Perfect Landing

Phoenix spacecraft sets up for chemistry experiments on Mars
(p.14)

Kavli Prize Winners

Nanoscience award recipients developed quantum dots, carbon nanotubes
(p.14)

Alnylam And Takeda

RNAi specialist, Japanese drugmaker team up for Asian market in a deal worth up to $1 billion
(p.15)

Love Potion

Orchids masquerade as exotic female bees to attract males
(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

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Business

Tidying Up Paint

Industry relies on chemical suppliers to help lower environmental impact and raise performance
(pp. 28-30)

The Catalyst Caper

High prices for precious metals make catalytic converters a target of theft
(p.32)

Body Count

What if they had a genomics revolution and nobody showed up?
(p.33)

ACS News

Starting Salaries

2007 chemistry graduates entered a still relatively strong U.S. job market and did quite well
(pp. 52-56)

Call For Papers: MWRM 2008

(p.57)

Obituaries

(p.58)
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Government & Policy

Bisphenol A Under Scrutiny

Congress, media call into question safety of widely used plastics chemical
(pp. 36-39)

Patent Reform Stalls In Senate

Business community is divided over how to modernize regulatory structure
(pp. 36-39)

Books

The Myriad Images Of Chemistry

Book presents a wealth of information on how chemistry has been viewed over time
(pp. 50-51)
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Science & Technology

There's More Than One Way To Steady A Helix

(p.20)

Harnessing Helices

Chemical braces hold peptides in place, heralding a potential new class of therapeutics
(pp. 18-23)

The Louvre Laboratory

A subterranean research center buzzes beneath Paris' most famous museum
(pp. 46-47)

H. Holden Thorp

Chemist prepares to ascend to top job at UNC Chapel Hill, where he plans to focus on faculty recruitment and retention
(p.48)

Newscripts

Newscripts

(p.64)

Editor's Page

A New Kind Of God

(p.5)

Letters