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September 29, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 39
Volume 86, Issue 39
MOTHER'S MILK
Analytical scrutiny reveals how complex fluid nourishes infants and protects them from disease
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September 29, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 39
September 29, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 39
Analytical scrutiny reveals how complex fluid nourishes infants and protects them from disease
(pp. 13-17)
Features
Business
Producers of biomass-derived polymers will seize the day, if they can get price and performance right (pp. 21-25)
Government & Policy
Federal investigators find recyclers willing to ship hazardous electronic waste to world's poor (pp. 30-32)
News of the Week
Ellen Kullman Is Dupont's New CEO
Incoming chief executive will focus on expanding a transformed chemical giant
(p.7)Elias Zerhouni Steps Down
NIH director will leave the agency by Oct. 31
(p.8)Industry Weathers Storms
Hurricanes and Wall Street crisis just graze chemical firms
(p.9)Solvation Observation
Experiment shows solvent molecules don't always obey theory
(p.9)Senate Backs Wind, Solar Tax Breaks
Tax bill's final fate is unclear, but drilling ban is lifted for now
(p.10)Taming Alkyl Oxonium Ions
Fused tricyclic structure stabilizes famously reactive alkylating agents
(p.10)New Bid For ImClone
Bristol-Myers Squibb hikes its offer, while unnamed bidder could up the ante
(p.11)Proteins Caught In The Act
X-ray scattering technique captures conformational changes on nanosecond time scale
(p.11)Departments
Business
Producers of biomass-derived polymers will seize the day, if they can get price and performance right
(pp. 21-25)
Founders of Indian contract research organization Anthem strive for research alliances with drug industry customers
(pp. 26-27)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- Chinese Baby-Food Tragedy Intensifies
- U.S. Judge Rules Against Tate & Lyle
- PolyOne, ADM Link For Plasticizers
- Kemira Advances R&D Consolidation
- Industry, Academia team Up In Scotland
- Hexion Agrees To Sell Epoxies Unit
- Ineos Plans New Lubricants Plant
- Plexiglas Celebrates 75th Anniversary
- Cocrystal Discovery Secures Financing
- Ligand To Acquire Pharmacopeia
- Italy Drops Bayer's Neonicotinoids
- Genzyme Opens Science Center
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Milestone anniversary prompts ACS divisions to examine their efforts at preserving their past
(pp. 47-48)Awards(p.50)
(p.50)- 2008 Lasker Awards Announced
- Undergraduate Fluorine Fellowship
- Grubbs Honored With Basolo Medal
- Astellas USA Awards for 2007 Presented
- Dreyfus Foundation Announces Major Prize
- CHAS Presents Health And Safety Awards
- Sigal Fellowship To John Hoerter
- Women In Chemistry Scholarships
- Martin Wins Skolnik Award, Nominations Wanted
- Malcolm MacCoss Wins Creativity Award
- Nominations For Organic Awards
- Kirkwood Medal To JoAnne Stubbe
- Herty Award Nominations Sought
Government & Policy
Federal investigators find recyclers willing to ship hazardous electronic waste to world's poor
(pp. 30-32)
Bill reinforces publishers' rights, forces change to NIH's open-access policy
(p.33)Books
Book provides fundamental knowledge for young scientists contemplating a variety of career paths
(pp. 44-45)
Science & Technology
Analytical scrutiny reveals how complex fluid nourishes infants and protects them from disease
(pp. 13-17)
After years of high expectations, low-melting-point salts are quietly settling into niche commercial applications
(pp. 36-39)
A television producer's take on what makes good chemistry for the small screen
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The popular drink's less popular, highly processed relative
(p.42)
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise
(p.43)Newscripts
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