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Volume 88, Issue 20
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Volume 88, Issue 20
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Concerns over the cancer-causing potential of commonly used skin and hair care components dog cosmetic ingredient makers
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May 17, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 20
May 17, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 20
Concerns over the cancer-causing potential of commonly used skin and hair care components dog cosmetic ingredient makers
(pp. 13-16)
Features
Science & Technology
Chemistry and culture collide in the coining of namesake reactions (pp. 31-33)
Science & Technology
Response teams use multiple techniques, including a new one, to try to protect coastal wetlands (pp. 36-37)
News of the Week
Rise Of The DNA Robots
Nanotechnology: Molecular machines stroll autonomously, transport cargo
(p.8)Busy Week Of Oil Investigations
BP Spill: Congress, administration investigate, respond to gulf disaster
(p.9)Cap-And-Trade Bill Introduced
Climate Change: Kerry, Lieberman bill is released after months of delay
(p.10)Predicting Drugs' Harm To Kidneys
Drug Safety: Biomarkers in urine can better predict injurious effects of drug candidates
(p.10)Losses Ease At Japanese Firms
Annual Results: Most chemical makers feel less pain, but Shin‑Etsu's profits plummet
(p.11)Bacteria Chew Up Atrazine
Synthetic Biology: Engineered E. coli seek and destroy herbicide
(p.12)Enzymologists Share Welch Award
Honors: 2010 prize goes to MIT's JoAnne Stubbe and Harvard's Christopher T. Walsh
(p.12)House Halts Vote On Science Bill
Politics: Parliamentary maneuvers delay vote on America Competes reauthorization bill
(p.12)Departments
Business
Rising consumer spending and inventory restocking boost results in first quarter
(pp. 19-21)
Compared with last year, first-quarter sales grew faster, despite the initial impact of health care reform
(pp. 22-23)Concentrates
(pp. 17-18)
(pp. 17-18)- Takeda, Pfizer Set Layoffs
- Lanxess, TSRC Link For Nitrile Rubber
- BASF Readies More Methanesulfonic Acid
- PVS Picks PPG Site For Iron Salts Plant
- Croda Sells German Oleochemical Plant
- Toray, Airbus Sign Big Carbon Fiber Deal
- Italy’s COIM Plans U.S. Plant Expansion
- American Peptide Hikes Output
- Ferro To Close Dutch Dielectric Facility
- Valero Signs Biofuels Pact With Algenol
- GSK Buying Stake In Korean Drug Company
- Genzyme Will Shed Three Noncore Units
- Abbott Grows In Emerging Markets
- Gates Foundation Awards More Grants
- Busuness Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Government, independent networks aim to enhance public understanding of science, technology impacts
(pp. 25-26)
Study finds that reducing pollution might remove aerosols previously thought to be part of the natural background
(p.28)
APRA-E releases second round of grants, providing
$106 million for 37 advanced technology energy projects
(p.27)Books
The tragic and extraordinary story of the first human cells to be cultured outside the body
(pp. 38-39)
Science & Technology
Concerns over the cancer-causing potential of commonly used skin and hair care components dog cosmetic ingredient makers
(pp. 13-16)
Chemistry and culture collide in the coining of namesake reactions
(pp. 31-33)
Middle and high school students win big at organization's national science bowl and fair
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Annual meeting of black chemists and chemical engineers features host of role models and pioneers
(pp. 34-35)
Response teams use multiple techniques, including a new one, to try to protect coastal wetlands
(pp. 36-37)Newscripts
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