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December 22, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 51
COVER: Nobel Laureate Roger Y. Tsien and colleagues of the University of California, San Diego, assembled vials of engineered variations of green fluorescent protein into a colorful holiday wreath.
Volume 86, Issue 51
CHEMICAL YEAR IN REVIEW
COVER: Nobel Laureate Roger Y. Tsien and colleagues of the University of California, San Diego, assembled vials of engineered variations of green fluorescent protein into a colorful holiday wreath.
Credit: Courtesy of Roger Tsien
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December 22, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 51
December 22, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 51
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Features
Government & Policy
Agency’s close links to Bush yields a mixed bag of decisions, some of which may tie the hands of the next Administration (pp. 27-31)
Education
C&EN's annual survey of chemistry departments reveals a little progress (pp. 40-41)
News of the Week
High-Sensitivity Imaging
Raman-based method maps lipids in cells and drugs in tissue
(p.6)Hexion, Huntsman Drop Merger Deal
With a $1 billion settlement, the Huntsman takeover saga ends
(p.7)Jobs Ax Hits Specialties Sector
A downturn in industrial markets fuels a wave of downsizing
(p.7)Chemical Makers Invest In Solar
New projects target raw materials and research
(p.8)Fungal Warfare
A newly identified molecule involved in plant defense could inspire design of new fungicides
(p.8)Nanotube Building Block Created
Route to cycloparaphenylenes could lead to a new way to make carbon nanotubes
(p.9)Risk From Phthalates
When evaluating phthalates, EPA should assess other chemicals with similar androgen-disrupting effects, report says
(p.9)Making Rare Isotopes
Energy Department chooses Michigan State University for $550 million facility
(p.10)Two-By-Two To Zaragozic Acid
Two-carbon reagent helps build natural product's core while reducing redox steps
(p.10)Departments
Business
As recession turns into a global economic crisis, chemical demand slips and chemical makers cut back
(pp. 18-25)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- U.S. Companies Form Lithium Battery Alliance
- Sunoco Chemicals Goes Up For Sale
- Westlake, Lyondell Idle Ethylene Plants
- Mallinckrodt Opens Dutch Electronics Lab
- Evonik Adds To Chinese Slate
- European Companies Take Long Holiday
- Teijin Puts Recycled Polyester Into Tires
- Bristol-Myers, Pfizer Set More Job Cuts ...
- ... As Biotech Firms Scale Back Jobs
- Exelixis And BMS Advance Collaboration
- Bayer Strengthens R&D
- BASF And Vorbeck Link For Graphene
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Agency’s close links to Bush yields a mixed bag of decisions, some of which may tie the hands of the next Administration
(pp. 27-31)
Congress spends time debating chemically related bills, passes few laws
(p.32)Education
C&EN's annual survey of chemistry departments reveals a little progress
(pp. 40-41)
Science & Technology
Applying pheromones and injecting insecticides may help prevent bark beetles from decimating trees
(pp. 36-37)
Culture and chemistry meet in fragrant plant-based incense
(p.38)
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise
(p.39)Concentrates(pp. 34-35)
(pp. 34-35)- Fingerprints Reveal Drug Use
- Putting A Limit On Heart Attack Damage
- Ultracentrifugation Separates Nanotubes Wall By Wall
- Multicenter Bonds Define Golden Cages
- Improved Pathway To Tetracycline Antibiotics
- Cluster Formation Is Key To Carbonate Crystallization
- Dipeptide Crystals For Gas Storage
- Wee Welding With Nanosolder
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